Yilda and Macarena, the ‘rivals’ of ‘Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador’, cooked together (and tied) in the new mystery box challenge

If they had the freedom to choose, They probably wouldn’t have chosen each other.

On the night of Friday, December 1 the judges of Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador They decided to bring Yilda Banchón and Macarena Valarezo together in a couples challenge where they had to cook together with tomato (an American ingredient) as the main element.

In a previous episode, the contestants had a serious disagreement about when Yilda decided to don the golden apron and take away the captaincy of the Macarena team. Later, Banchón would confess that she made that decision because she felt ignored by the leader of her group.

“They come in with their fists”he immediately warned Anthony Swagg to the judge Jorge Rausch. “It doesn’t even take five minutes and they leave.”

But to everyone’s surprise, the duo worked so well They even came close to winning the chef’s pin.

“You learned quickly for a little girl.”Macarena joked. “And you, for a lady, inspire me”Yilda responded as they walked to present their dish, which they named red flagto the desk.

“The capers are the stones we had to overcome on our path, but green means a rebirth,” they explained. “The dish is a cooked bed of tomatoes, with fried bell pepper, onion and chicken (breast) with lemon (…) From joke to joke, it went really well, we had good communication”.

The presentation and flavors of your recipe They received rave reviews from the judges, although they felt the toast was unnecessary. who accompanied him.

The ‘gift’ (the toast) kept them from winning which eventually went to the trio that consisted of Gigi, Anthonny and Jalál, who will compete for the chef’s pin in the next episode.