MasterChef Icon Brendan Pang on Mental Health, Rainbow Dumplings & Multiculturalism

MasterChef Australia alumni, Dumpling King and LGBTQIA+ role model, Brendan Pang, has accomplished so much at such a young age.

The Australian-Chinese-Mauritian cook first rose to fame when he competed on Season 10 of MasterChef Australia and showcased his multiethnic culture and cuisine. After finishing in ninth place, he opened up his own dumpling truck Bumplings in Fremantle, Western Australia. He then returned on MasterChef: Back to Win in 2020 - the season that has been praised for its diversity in judges, contestants and ingredients. Brendan recently launched his very own cookbook This is a Book About Dumplings.

The dumpling master has also become a voice for those in the LGBTQIA+ community after bravely coming out as a gay male on social media. Plus, he is a proud mental health advocate after revealing he suffered from anxiety for many years. These are two topics that are often suppressed in the Asian community.

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Find Brendan on:

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendan_pang/

- TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2LTxvP-7g

- Check out his rainbow dumplings: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtdGkb5A4Yj/ 

Produced by Juna Xu.

Edited by Sharon Jiang.