The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that Macau and its celebrated culinary scene will be host to competitive cooking series MasterChef Asia, with culinary challenges for 10 contestants to be filmed around the city.
According to the statement, the series marks its return after a 10-year hiatus.
The 10-episode series started production in Macau this month, being set to be broadcast on TLC, Discovery, and the Asian Food Network in India, Southeast Asia, China (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) and South Korea. It will also air on Lala TV in Japan and the Fatafeat channel in the Middle East, the statement said.
Produced by Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio (part of Endemol Shine India), the statement said that series is in partnership with MGTO and is from Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment.
“Macau’s celebrated culinary scene and its development as a Creative City of Gastronomy provides a fitting location for the series that will showcase the destination’s unique profile and diverse ‘tourism+’ offerings to a wide international audience”, the statement noted.
The statement said that MasterChef launched in 1990, having been commissioned in 72 markets, as well as having over 700 seasons and more than 16,000 episodes aired. It is recognised as the “Most Successful Cookery Television Format” on the Guinness World Records.
This photo provided by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) shows filming for MasterChef Asia taking place in Macau.
