'Top Chef': Kevin makes fried rice with Cheetos, bourbon and hot dogs, fans call it 'college hangover food'
Cooking up fried rice in 30 minutes? No problem said the top chefs. But what happened next was unimaginable. Taking the level of quickfire challenge a notch higher, celebrity guests Ali Wong and Randall Park shared a table of food items that they had specially curated for the cheftestants to make 'the best damn fried rice.'
The food items ranged from frog legs, jelly beans, peanut butter jelly to Cheetos, peanut butter and jelly. Even though the items are a bit unusual and may weird out some of us at first, it wasn't a strange idea for Ali and Randall at all because they have experience eating and putting together different-tasting fried rice from college.
"When I was a student at UCLA, I co-founded an Asian-American theatre company. And one of our members would hold a yearly fried rice competition. Ali actually entered the competition. She didn't win," Randall said as he laughed, while Ali shared her dish was very "unique" and made with dried cranberries. Randall joked about not remembering it but pointed out that someone had created a chocolate fried rice that floored everyone.
The chefs knew what the judges were expecting and got down to business, especially Kevin Gillespie, who was particularly thrilled about the ingredients he had picked for his fried rice: Cheetos, hotdogs, and bourbon. "I'm just going to make something wacky. I'm very juvenile. Even if I don't win, I will at least get to say the word 'wiener' 15 times," Kevin giggled as he said and later termed it "bachelor fried rice."
Meanwhile, fans seem to be loving the combination. Sure, it sounds as though the items may not go together but the judges aren't complaining, especially Ali, who said it was like a party in her mouth.
"I LOVE @topchefkevin! He's using Hot Dogs, Cheetos, and Whiskey in his Fried Rice," a fan pointed out, while another exclaimed: "He's using Hot Dogs, Cheetos, and Whiskey in his Fried Rice."
Another user shared how Kevin's innovative and creative dish would be perfect for the day after a wild party. "Cheetos, wieners, and whiskey in a fried rice? It’s like my college hangover food brought to life. #TopChef," the user posted.
Another shared: "Stoner fried rice is the perfect definition of Kevin's fried rice.. #TopChef."
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