Chopped: Just a Little Lie

Chopped is a cooking competition on the Food Network where the chefs have to cook an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert by using ingredients that usually don't go together.

In a recent episode, four chefs had to create an appetizer using canadian bacon, tomatillo, instant noodle soup, and roasted piquillo peppers. At the end of the allotted 20 minutes, one of the contestants realized that his noodles were still boiling away in a pot. He freaked out a bit until he reassured himself with the fact that at least he had put some of the seasoning from the noodle soup in his dish.

At judging, one of the judges asked the chef if he meant to leave the noodles out, and the chef said, "Yes." "Are you being truthful?" the judge asked, and the chef assured him again that he was.

Cut to the chef in a confessional, and he said, "Ain't nothing wrong with a little B.S."

Now, poor grammar aside, if you're going to lie, don't do it in a confessional that will air on national television for everyone to hear, including the judge who asked you the question.

Is it better to win a competition or to be truthful?

You be the judge.