16 children will demonstrate their talent in the kitchen in the MasterChef Junior Spanish Television contest

Spanish television premieres Junior MasterChef, the children's edition of the aspiring chefs program. Children and adults will enjoy this program in which 16 promises of gastronomy from between 8 and 12 years they will fight to achieve their dream and win the title of first MasterChef Junior Spain. The program, co-produced by TVE and Shine Iberia, opens on Monday, December 23 at 1 at 10:15 p.m. In addition, it can be seen in Clan because this channel will also be used to broadcast.

Junior MasterChef it has just been presented and Alejandro Flórez, director of the TVE Television area has explained that it will show the overcoming of the contestants who face one of the challenges of their lives. From Spanish Television they share the values ​​of entertaining, teaching to eat, communicating food disciplines, disseminating health issues, promoting recycling and in general learning to live better. In addition, the program will talk about gastronomy as one of the representative values ​​of Spanish culture.

At jury Pepe Rodríguez Rey, Jordi Cruz and Samantha Vallejo-Nágera will be there. They will also be accompanied by Eva González, who will present the space, comment on the different tests and bring the participants closer to the public. Four programs of Junior MasterChef: Monday, December 23, Wednesday, December 25, Monday, December 30 and Monday, January 6 in La 1. On Clan you can see on December 26 and 27 and January 3 and 10 at 9 p.m. 45 hours

The 16 applicants will face individual and team tests, which will have the same level of demand as the challenges of the adult version. To reach the end of this gastronomic show they will have to demonstrate their talent and creative ability in the kitchen.

They will also cook in impressive exteriors, also beyond Spain and will receive the visit of very special guests such as chefs Dani García and Christian Escribá, actors David Janer and Eduardo Casanova, singers Auryn and Mario Vaquerizo and the finalist of MasterChef Fabián León, among many other surprises.

The 16 applicants were chosen among the more than 3,000 children from 8 to 12 years old who signed up for the casting will be the true protagonists of the space. The mechanics of MasterChef will suit the little ones because they will receive scores in each of the tests of the program and the four that have obtained the lowest score will be gone, thus avoiding being indicated by the execution of a particular dish. In addition, everyone will receive a trophy and gifts for participating. The winner will receive as prize 12,000 euros for their training.

To show the public the importance of healthy eating on the set of MasterChef Junior will pass nutritional experts, as Ada Parellada, restorative and nutritionist and Elena Roura, responsible for the health and eating habits department of the Alicia Foundation.

For the first program we can see the election of the candidates after overcoming the castings made in different Spanish cities. And once the 16 participants have been chosen, we can see them demonstrate their skills by preparing a dish with typical products from their place of origin. They will also receive the visit of Dani García, chef with two Michelin stars and travel to Albacete to go to a concert and prepare food for the technical team that accompanies one of the most successful musical groups of the moment, Auryn, who will also appear in the program.

On the official website of MasterChef Junior on the Internet, viewers can watch the program live and enjoy exclusive content: filming secrets, class videos and the opinions of the protagonists. In addition, followers will haveall recipes that are issued. MasterChef Junior can also be found on social networks where you can read comments, see unpublished photos and learn about program details.

We will be very attentive at these Christmas parties to see the progress and evolution of these children cooks and we hope we have a great time watching them display their talent and creativity.