He’s the Married At First Sight star who tried, unsuccessfully to impress bride Ashley Irvin with his cooking skills this week.
And supermarket chain Woolworths has taken a not-so-subtle dig at Troy Delmege’s ability to plate up a decent pasta.
The ‘Fresh Food People’ took to their Instagram to share a sponsored post that showed a white bowl filled with nothing but mince – much like the pasta-less dish Troy served to Ashley on Monday’s episode.
Bringing the laughs: Supermarket chain Woolworths has taken a not-so-subtle dig at Married At First Sight star Troy Delmege’s ability to plate up a decent pasta
Extra shade was thrown at the reality hopeful with the words: ‘Pasta A’ La Troy,’ which was augmented with an ‘OK’ emoji.
They also captioned the image with a simple ‘date night?’ and a laughing face emoji.
The ribbing didn’t end there with the retail giant even offering the method on how to construct correct bolognese.
Gourmand: The ‘Fresh Food People’ took to their Instagram to share a sponsored post that showed a white bowl filled with nothing but mince – much like the pasta-less dish Troy served to Ashley on Monday’s episode.
Pasta optional: The retail giant even offered the method on how to construct correct bolognese
‘How to *properly* make this pasta,,’ they wrote. ‘Step 1: add onion to fry pan. Step 2: Add mince and cook until brown. Step 3: Add pasta sauce whilst mince is in the frypan. Step 4: cook pasta (optional).’
The post was met with a flurry of guffaws with one follower chiming in with: ‘Woolworths roasting Troy has made my Thursday morning so great.’
Another offered: ‘still looks better than his and it’s literally a plate of meat and sauce.’
Troy, the series ‘oddball’ tried his hand in the kitchen on Monday, and the results left Ashley with a bad taste in her mouth.
Troy, the series ‘oddball’ tried his hand in the kitchen on Monday, and the results left Ashley with a bad taste in her mouth.
Cooking with passion: The millionaire plated up a portion of cooked mince on which he dumped a jar of raw tomato sauce
The millionaire plated up a portion of cooked mince on which he dumped a jar of raw tomato sauce.
Working his magic in the kitchen, he called out to Ashley: ‘I’m making mince! The best mince you’ve ever had in your life.’
Troy also realised he’d forgotten to buy the fettuccine for the dish – prompting Ashley to state: ‘You’ve literally forgotten the main ingredient.’
Sans pasta: Troy also realised he’d forgotten to buy the fettuccine for the dish – prompting Ashley to state: ‘You’ve literally forgotten the main ingredient.’ Troy replied laughing: ‘It’s honestly like I’ve had a mental block. Pasta a la Troy’
Troy replied laughing: ‘It’s honestly like I’ve had a mental block. Pasta a la Troy.’
When presented with the unappealing dish, Ashley declared: ‘I can say I’ve never had a meal like this in my whole life.’
Looking for a silver lining, Troy replied: ‘I mean, it’s not going to kill you,’ to which Ashley quipped: ‘I wish it would.’
Down the hatch: Looking for a silver lining, Troy replied: ‘I mean, it’s not going to kill you,’ to which Ashley quipped: ‘I wish it would’