The judges were left in tears on Monday night after that Poh Ling Yeow described as a "love letter" to the contestant's mother, who passed away in 2017. Both Poh and Sofia Levin were overcome with emotion while eating Sav's lampreys, a Sri Lankan meal that she had served up for them. Both called it their "favourite meal" of the competition.
Sav told the cameras, "I am very apprehensive taking this dish up to the judges, because I know a did a good job, but it's a dish that just means so much to me. It's my baby." "Sav, around ten years ago, when I was in Colombo, I ate this dish," Sofia told her.
"And I've been trying to find one that comes close to it ever since, but nothing has quite come close. "Sav, this is far beyond what I had that day in Colombo. And.
.. it's actually making me emotional," she added as she teared up.
"It's so good. Like, it's truly amazing." "Oh! You're making me emotional," Sav told her, stunned.
"Everything in that banana leave doesn't just have purpose and flavour, it's got feeling," Sofia said. "And it is a total privilege, I think it's my favourite thing I've eaten in this competition to date." Andy Allen agreed, calling the dish "bloody mind-blowing", adding, "It's executed flawlessly, Sav.
" "What you've achieved today, I hope you realise, is mind-blowing," Jean-Christophe Novelli added, saying he believes she's now the frontrunner. "You are the threat now," he said. "It's already been said, but this is my favourite dish of the season," Poh said, .