MasterChef Thailand Season 7 is the seventh edition of the original MasterChef Thailand series. It originally aired every Sunday on Channel 7 and in Netflix Thailand, starting on February 15, 2026. The host Piyathida Mittiraroch returns in this season with the same judge panel as every other prior series, including , , and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai.
This season's audition uses the same criteria as seasons 1–4, where those who auditioned have not work in a professional setting, but may have gone through culinary schools before register. The show has received more than 1,000 applicants this year, but as always, only one will take the championship title.
Contestants Name Age Hometown Occupation Status Number of Wins Thiti Thongborisut 29 Chaiyaphum Bar Manager 8 Newporn Phalang (New) 44 Nonthaburi Wedding Print Business Owner 4 Natchanon Suwan (Tonka) 22 Uthai Thani Student 2 Ploypailin Thongyod (Ploy) 30 Angthong Content Creator Returned 2 Azmi Pattaratadanukul (Mi) 29 Songkhla IT Technician 3 Chanchiran Tangsutthitham (Perschae) 39 Chiang Mai Cosmetics Business Owner 2 Adisorn Janvijitkul (Tong) 45 Ratchaburi Photographer 2 Chatpakorn Chotiam (Bella) 37 Chiang Mai ShowgirlReturned 3 Papon Paisancharoenwong (Boss) 30 Bangkok Diamond Shop Businessman 2 Phatthanaruen Veerapong (Mint) 25 Samut Prakan Auditor 2 Supicha Trakarnsapthavee (Pim) 18 Buriram Student 4 Napassorn Charoenniti (Ant) 29 Bangkok Housekeeper 1 Monthakorn Jeong (Miw) 35 Pathum Thani Cosmetics Import Business Owner 2 Thapaneepak Sutthipipit (Tan) 28 Bangkok Online Trader 2 Pharakorn Cherdchuen (JC) 23 Bangkok Student 1 Pattanithan Sri-iam (Pitch) 41 Nonthaburi Singing Instructor 1 Aisawanya Phumilert (Namo) 30 Nong Khai Advertising Creative 0 Jitwimon Tiamjan (Bow) 33 Ubon Ratchatani Musician 1 Thanatphorn Sriheranukul (Pop) 51 Bangkok Brand Owner 0 Sarayut Hathaipattrawong (Prof) 36 Bangkok Stage Director 0 Notes
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Episode Titles Episode Native Title First aired 1 หนึ่งผ้ากันเปื้อนกับโอกาสเพียงครั้งเดียว 2 ออดิชั่นครั้งสุดท้าย 3 ก้าวแรกกับภารกิจแบบทีมสุดยิ่งใหญ่ 4 รสมือสู่รสคุณธรรม 5 บททดสอบจาก 3 แชมป์ 6 ภารกิจทีมเอาตัวรอดจากออเดอร์เรียลไทม์ 7 ผู้ชนะกุมอำนาจ 8 รสชาติที่ช่วยเยียวยา 9 บททดสอบแห่งการพลิกโฉม 10 แรงบันดาลใจจากทูลกระหม่อม 11 คิดให้ทัน ทำให้ไว 12 ศึกตัดสินโอกาสครั้งที่สอง 13 ทำสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้ยาก ให้เป็นไปได้ 14 ปะทะเดือดรอบชิง 15 ศึกตัดสินครั้งสุดท้าย
Episodes Episode 1 Original Airdate: Sunday, 15 February 2026
The season opens by welcoming the first 20 contestants who are chosen to enter MasterChef Kitchen, and rewarded them with loads of appetizers, fruits, and drinks. Shortly while the contestants are celebrating, the judges brought up 10 more contestants, making the total count of 30, to compete against each other for the chance of winning an apron to compete in further challenges.
Auditions (Part 1): In this season, the audition session is split into three rounds, where some will receive the apron immediately after each round. After all three rounds complete, those who haven't received an apron will not be competing in further challenges as an official member of this MasterChef season.
Round 1: Skill Test
For the first round, the 30 contestants are being challenged with their knife skills by slicing 250 grams of galangal. Each slice must not break apart and come out as a perfect circle, with the thickness of no more than 1 mm (millimeter). Those who finishes will have to ring the bell, and the judges will come to examine the galangal for preciseness and weight requirement.
After the first contestant, Prof, passed the galangal challenge, Chef Pom Kwantip brought in the second ingredient, lemongrass. The lemongrass must separate from each other as individual strands, and the thickness must be no more than 1 mm (millimeter). In total, they must present 100 grams of lemongrass to pass to the next challenge. No one can start slicing lemongrass until they passed the galangal challenge.
Then, Chef Ian Kittichai brought in the third and last ingredient for this round, which are kaffir lime leaves. The judges are looking for the width of the leaves to be no more than 1 mm (millimeter), and the contestants must take out the stem in the middle of the leaves. In total, contestants must present 15 grams of perfectly sliced kaffir lime leaves. They cannot start this challenge until they passed the previous 2 challenges, which when this challenge starts, Prof was the first contestant to pass both galangal and lemongrass challenges, so he gets to start first.
The first 6 contestants to pass all three challenges will immediately receive an apron and qualify as the official contestants of this season, while the other contestants must compete in the second round. In the end, JC, Prof, Bow, Thiti, Pitch and Boss were the first 6 to pass all challenges, and they were granted the apron respectively.
Received the apron: JC, Prof, Bow, Thiti, Pitch and Boss
Round 2: Signature Dish
For the second round of audition, the remaining 24 contestants must create their signature dish to present to the judges, with the total of 1 hour to prepare the dish. They can spend as much time as they want in MasterChef Supermarket, but they will only get to enter once, and equipment for cooking are limited so they have to make sure they are not spending too much time in the supermarket.
Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
The 6 contestants that impress the judges the most will receive an apron as the official contestants of the season. After the judges have tasted all 24 dishes, Ploy, Mint, Tong, Mi, Namo and Bella impress the judges with their dishes and received the apron.
Received the apron: Ploy, Mint, Tong, Mi, Namo and Bella
Episode 2 Original Airdate: Sunday, 22 February 2026
Auditions (Part 2): For the remaining 18 contestants, they must perform the best of their ability to get the aprons in the remaining rounds, or else they are eliminated.
Round 3: In this round, the contestants are asked to unfold the umbrellas as the main ingredient rains into them, which appears to be watermelon seeds (or guai-jee). They have 60 minutes to cook a dish, could be savory or sweet, using their creativity to elevate watermelon seeds to a MasterChef worthy presentation. In addition, the contestants must open the seeds by themselves (since the outside shell is not edible), so they must manage their time carefully in this round.
Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
The 6 contestants that impress the judges the most will be granted the last set of aprons. As a result, Pop, Miw, Pim, New, Tonka and Ant presented the best dishes and received the apron.
Received the apron: Pop, Miw, Pim, New, Tonka and Ant
For the remaining contestants, they have unfortunately missed the opportunity to be an official contestant of this season. Until, the judges announced that there are still 2 aprons left, and all 12 contestants agreed to compete in the last round for the chance of winning an apron.
Round 4: 3-Egg Challenge
The last round is a basic skill test of a well-known ingredient: eggs. There are 3 types of eggs the contestants must present: 1 fried egg, 1 soft-boiled egg, and 1 poached egg. For fried egg, the white must be cooked and crispy on the outside, while the yolk is still runny. The soft-boiled egg must be beautifully peeled with no bumpy edges, the white must be cooked thoroughly, and the yolk should be runny as well. Poached egg must maintain its smooth and firm shape, the white must be cooked thoroughly while the yolk is still runny. Each contestant are given 4 eggs in total (which means only 1 spare egg), and 18 minutes to prepare all 3 types of eggs.
Time: 18 minutes
The 2 best performance will receive the apron in this last chance, and in the end, Perschae and Tan executed the best performance and they were granted the apron as the official contestants in this season. Unfortunately for the remaining 10 contestants, they are sent home.
Received the apron: Perschae and Tan Eliminated: Nana, Geo, Aekkung, Palm, Smiletae, Yub, A, Pree, Wi and Mowri
Episode 3 Original Airdate: Sunday, 1 March 2026
Team Challenge 1: DIT x MasterChef - Local Ingredients, World-Class Experiences
Location: Ministry of Commerce, Nonthaburi
For the first challenge of the season as the official contestants, they have arrived at the Ministry of Commerce, which is the center of Thailand's domestic and international trade that monitors agricultural price and economic indices. They also get to meet with 3 special guests, including Minister Suphajee Suthumpun of the Ministry of Commerce, the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Mr. Vuttikrai Leewiraphan, and the Director-General of DIT, Mr. Wittayakorn Maneenetr. Mrs. Suphajee receives the honor of presenting the concept of this week's team challenge, and that is "DIT x MasterChef - Local Ingredients, World-Class Experiences".
Special Guests: Minister Suphajee Suthumpun, Mr. Vuttikrai Leewiraphan, and Mr. Wittayakorn Maneenetr