Ping Coombes
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Ping Coombes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ping Wan 19 February 1981 |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Spouse |
Andrew Coombes (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://www.pingcoombes.com/ |
Ping Coombes is a British cook and winner of 2014's MasterChef competition broadcast on BBC One.[1][2]
Coombes is of Malaysian Chinese heritage and was raised in Ipoh, Malaysia.[3] Although she was surrounded and influenced by wonderful food around her, she drew her inspiration from her mother.[4] She moved to the UK to study at Oxford in 2000. Only after arriving in the UK did she begin to experiment with Malaysian food. She lives just outside Bath with her husband Andrew and their daughters Alexa and Luna and divides her time between Bath and London.
MasterChef
Before joining MasterChef, Coombes worked as an assistant hotel manager for a private hospital.[4] After being made redundant, Coombes entered MasterChef to do something fun.[5]
Her final menu was to prepare a three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Coombes' winning menu consisted of:
- First course: a Chicken and Shitake Mushroom Broth, with Pork and Crab Dumplings wrapped with Egg Noodles topped with Crispy Wanton Skins served with braised Chinese Leaves and Enoki Straw Mushrooms, Pickled Shimeji Mushrooms and Pickled Green Chillies
- Main course: Nasi Lemak, Coconut and Pandan Rice with Spicy Sambal Lemongrass Prawns, Turmeric Fried Chicken coated in Spanish Potato Crisps served with a Sambal with Deep Fried Anchovies, Crispy Shallots, Cucumber, Quails Eggs and Edible Flowers
- Dessert: Coconut and Vanilla Pannacotta with Charred Pineapple, Compressed and Freeze-Dried Mango, Coconut Tuille and a Pineapple and Lime Air.[citation needed]