"There are several aspects of this episode that upset me, but the two that need immediate attention are tiramisu and white chocolate as they are both garbage. There is not a dessert under the sun that I won't eat except for tiramisu. (Flan I need to get a good look at before I decide to eat it, but it at least has a 50-50 shot.) It's all just glop and"
"And white chocolate (blech) isn't really chocolate at all. It's made from only the butter and fat of the cocoa bean, not any of the solids. That's like calling a caprese salad a pizza because it has tomatoes and mozzarella. The thing that makes it pizza is the crust, and the thing that makes it chocolate is the cocoa. Duh! Both of these elements appear in numerous treats this episode, and like a runaway bus barreling toward a kindergarten classroom, they need to be stopped."
"During the signature, the bakers must create mousse cups, which are solid chocolate cups filled with chocolate mousse and a baked element inside. I like that in all of the challenges it wasn't just chocolate work that the judges were after, but also some sponge, cookie, brownie, or biscuit. These are bakers after all, not Mary See trying to invent the greatest mall store known to man."
Strong dislike for tiramisu and white chocolate is stated, calling both garbage and unsuitable for desserts. Tiramisu is characterized as glop with an overpowering coffee flavor and is categorically refused, while flan receives cautious consideration. White chocolate is criticized for consisting only of cocoa butter and fat without cocoa solids, and therefore failing to qualify as true chocolate. An analogy compares calling a caprese salad a pizza based on shared ingredients. The signature challenge requires mousse cups with solid chocolate shells, chocolate mousse, and a baked element, testing both chocolate technique and baking skill.
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