You Won't Catch Jeff Mauro Eating This Food

By: Sarah De Heer
Show: Chopped

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Jeff Mauro

We recently caught up with Jeff and asked him about the recent baskets featured on the second episode of Chopped Champions. Just like with Justin, Melissa and Sunny, everyone has ideas about what they would do if they were given the baskets themselves. But what if you were faced with an ingredient that you detested in one of the baskets? That's what Jeff would have encountered in the dessert round when the basket consisted of Mitmita, Sauternes, cottage cheese and cream-filled snack cakes. So which ingredient keeps Jeff 10 feet away?

"Cottage cheese holds the number one place on my personal no-no list. I've never consumed it and never will. My brother Frank loves the stuff and he used to chase me around the house with a near-empty bowl of it. Just the sight of those few remaining curds in the bowl would send me screaming into the bathroom, where I would frantically lock myself in."

So what would Jeff do if he were given this specific Chopped basket? "Needless to say, I would throw in the towel on this one!"

Now it's your turn: What's the one food you won't touch? Do you share Jeff's feelings about cottage cheese? Share your answer in the comment section below.

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