The passage describes a cooking competition, MasterChef, where contestants participate in an auction to determine the dish they will prepare and the time they have to do it. The contestants bid on different dishes, each with a minimum time requirement, and the highest bidder gets the dish but loses time. The contestants have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete their dishes.
The dishes up for auction include Moqueca, Fricassee, Feijoada, Stroganoff, Steak Tartare, and Blanquette. The contestants bid on these dishes, and the winners are given the dish and the remaining time to prepare it.
However, just as the competition is about to start, the rules are changed, and the contestants are told that they must prepare a vegan version of their dish. They are given 3 minutes to gather ingredients from the market, and the competition begins.
The passage follows one of the contestants as she tries to prepare her dish, a vegan version of Paella, within the given time frame. She is nervous and unsure of how to proceed, but she starts by making a broth with tomatoes, mushrooms, and seaweed.
Throughout the passage, there are also advertisements and promotions for various products, including a cleaning detergent and an apron.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The contestants are competing in a cooking auction.
2. The auction has a time limit of one and a half hours.
3. The contestants bid on the time they think it will take to complete a dish.
4. The contestant who bids the highest time gets to choose the dish, but has less time to complete it.
5. The dishes are classic recipes from around the world, including moqueca, feijoada, stroganoff, and steak tartare.
6. The contestants have to make a vegan version of the dish they choose.
7. The winner of the auction gets to choose the ingredients and has 20 minutes to complete the dish.
8. The contestants who are left with less time have to make do with the ingredients they have.
9. The winner of the competition gets a prize, including 300,000 reais on the BOM card and a premium set of pans from Royal Prestige.
10. The contestants have to be strategic in their bidding and cooking to win the competition.
11. The contestants have to make a broth with a lot of tomatoes, dried mushrooms, seaweed, and saffron to give it a special touch.
12. The contestants have to use superficial frying or deep frying techniques to cook their dishes.
13. The Ultra Power cleaning product is advertised as a solution for kitchen stains.