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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Emmie Norton & Zahna Eklund

Chef tries to turn humble spud into £80 dish - but some compare it to dead skin

A chef has attempted to turn a humble potato into a gourmet dish worth more than £80, after he was put up to the task by a content creator known for his unique food challenges.

Danny Kim, 26, asked Korean chef Jae Lee to make a "measly" potato into a meal that people would pay up to $100 (£82) for and shared the results of the challenge on his social media platforms.

The content creator first handed Jae some potatoes that he had humorously drawn faces onto with a marker pen, before the chef set about transforming the spuds into a dish fit for royalty - or at the very least, fit for someone willing to pay through the nose for a simple tuber.

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