Christine Ha - From the blind girl to the American chef king, even Gordon Ramsay has to admire

Of all the senses, vision is considered the most important. So those who are unlucky enough to turn their eyes away from the light of their eyes will surely become a loser to all others.

However, there are still many blind people who dare to overcome fate, not only conquering fate but also inspiring many other lost lives. One of them is Christine Ha - American Chef King season 3 that makes a fastidious super chef like Gordon Ramsay also admire.

Christine Ha - 14-year-old chef king orphaned mother, 20-year-old blind

And Christine Ha (real name Christine Huyen Tran Ha, born in 1979) is one of those people who have that extraordinary energy. She defeated more than 30,000 other contestants to become the champion of the third season of 2012 of the most popular culinary show in the United States called "Chef King". Remembering the moment she won the award on September 10 of that year, millions of spectators at home and abroad, especially in Vietnam, couldn't help but feel moved and admired this little blind Vietnamese girl.

According to Christine Ha, she was not born blind, but due to neuromyelitis optica, her eyesight began to weaken at the age of 20. Not long after that, she went completely blind. Her mother died at the age of 14, plus the event of losing the light of her life that time, she almost lost all enthusiasm and hope for life. Fortunately, she then decided to face her fate. Food is the only way she can do it right now. She loves the kitchen, loves the Vietnamese dishes her mother cooked for her in her childhood, she has to work hard.

The journey to conquer the American Masterchef with the pride of Vietnamese food

In the first round, Christine Ha joined the program with the support of her husband. Faced with her, the judges couldn't help but be surprised because a blind person joined the program about food, mixed with a little doubt. Many people also told Christine Ha to join the program to try her luck, but she is completely incapable. But she proved the opposite with braised catfish - a traditional dish imbued with the identity of the Vietnamese homeland.

She presented the dish to the judges and did not forget to express her pride in her hometown by saying: "It is a dish that comforts the soul of the Vietnamese people". Although the dish is simple, but with great love, Ha completely conquered the judges with her taste and absolute efforts.

The jury unanimously gave her a white apron to officially enter the competition. Her journey towards her dream begins here. During the competition episodes, Christine Ha had many difficulties: proud of being at the top, sad because of the harsh comments of the judges, and exhausted because of the times when her opponent "did her". difficult" also.

But with her love of food, as well as the cooking technique passed down by her late mother, which remains in her memory, with the wonderful support of the remaining senses, Christine Ha overcame them all.

The memorable contest made many people cry

In episode 5 of King Chef season 3, the contestants will have to make apple pie to pass the elimination. This is a difficulty for Christine Ha because she doesn't have much experience in baking, and has never even made a cake. This cake also specifically requires the maker to measure and measure the ingredients properly, carefully observe the baking process - all of which are disadvantageous to Christine Ha because she cannot see. All of this took up a lot of her time and it wasn't until the last 18 minutes that she was able to put the cake in the oven. To cook quickly, Christine raised the oven temperature...

A very difficult process, the image of the cake for Christine Ha cannot be optimistic anymore. She didn't even want to imagine what it was like, didn't want to touch it because it was so hot, and she was afraid she might break the texture of the cake.

When asked by the judge - super chef Gordon Ramsay how the cake looked, Christine Ha said, "It's a pile of trash". But contrary to this, the judge praised the cake as very beautiful, with a very good taste and he also encouraged Christine to have more motivation and confidence in herself. This special cake helped Christine Ha overcome this fall, advance to the next rounds and win the championship.

When asked by chef Gordon Ramsay how the cake looked, Christine could only say "It's a piece of trash". However, a miracle happened when Gordon praised the cake as beautiful, he tried to reassure Christine so that she was motivated to surpass herself. The cake has an extremely delicious taste and texture, it helped Christine Ha overcome the extremely difficult pressure competition, and also after that mark Christine Ha competed stronger, brave enough and confident. to be able to pass all the rounds and be able to face any other contestant.

Most memorable is episode 6 of the show, Christine Ha was given raw crab ingredients by rival Ryan to perform her test. Indeed, for a blind person, without any other help, it is not easy to make a living crab. Half the time of the competition passed, Christine was still struggling with the big crab, it even made her hand bleed. But surprisingly, she still finished her exam just in time. Her crab cocktail even conquered the difficult judge Gordon Ramsay to become the best dish of the week.

And the final episode decided the outcome, on the ring now only the small blind girl Christine Ha and the giant guy Josh Marks. The unequal battle took place, but Christine Ha remained calm and in shape to defeat Josh, officially becoming the champion of season 3 of the show. Her victory is almost legendary, as she is the first blind chef to win one of the biggest culinary reality shows on the planet.

On the top of glory to face the waves of the storm

Thinking that this victory along with the great prize, her life would turn to a new page, just as she dreamed. Unfortunately, not long after, her finalist that year, Josh Marks, committed suicide due to severe depression. His death seemed to have nothing to do with her, but suddenly all the criticism began to focus on the name Christine Ha.

She was compared with Josh, she did not deserve the championship, her victory was just a trick of the producer to get the rating, Josh's death was due to her and those blind eyes accidentally. causing... Even more malicious people think that she pretended to be blind to attract attention. It all fell on Christine even though the fight that year was completely fair. Up to now, it is not uncommon to see her clips on Youtube being stoned by anti-commenters.

But like what Christine Ha once shared in the "Chef King" contest in 2012 with the judges, being blind is not only a disadvantage but also an advantage. It was to help her avoid seeing the negative things she didn't want to see. For her not to be distracted, not to falter on her journey. From then on, she focused as much as she could, not afraid of anyone's scornful eyes.

"Blind chef" Christine Ha opens the first restaurant to prove herself

Those comments, maybe Christine let it go as well. And now, despite how many people rebuke her that she is not worthy, not equal to Josh or accidentally push him into depression to the point of taking her own life, Christine Ha has opened two restaurants on the land. America. She proved to everyone that, "Blind Chef" is not just a name.

Christine Ha's restaurant was introduced as specializing in serving Vietnamese dishes - her forte. However, there will be many dishes that are modified in Christine's own way while still maintaining the pure Vietnamese flavor and identity. According to INSIDER, Christine Ha named her restaurant The Blind Goat. This name is taken from the nickname people give her The Blind Cook (blind cook), combined with her zodiac age is the goat. Over the years, Christine Ha has now become an endless source of inspiration in many articles. She also has a respectable career and is still learning every day to hone her cooking skills.

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