Another emotional episode for the actress and tiktoker Gigi Mieles in his passage Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador (Teleamazonas) took place on the night of Tuesday, December 26.

The participant recalled her childhood in her hometown Ayacuchorural parish of the canton of Santa Ana, in the province Manabithanks to the free challenge to make Manabi empanadas, after a masterclass from the renowned chef Valentina Álvarez.

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During the preparation she was perceived as being under a lot of pressure, especially because she came from Manabi. However, he did not win the challenge, as both Álvarez and judges Jorge Rausch and Irene González noticed that his dough was very thick. Mieles, however, very proudly dedicated her performance as a tribute to the country where she was born 23 years ago.

“My empanadas are called Ayacucho, maybe they don’t look like the empanadas from Ayacucho, but I always eat empanadas there, the first time I tried green empanadas I did it there. I love that place,” the participant emphasized. “I really put a lot of love, a lot of affection, a lot of memories and respect into it.”

Although she did not win the challenge, Chef Álvarez did highlight the seasoning of her filling, prepared with chicken and fried garlic and onion, which she said was very tasty.