Anisha Begum of Bangladeshi origin in the quarter finals of the BBC MasterChef competition
BBC MasterChef 2026 is the UK’s most popular cooking competition. Anisha Begum of Bangladeshi origin played in this event. By participating in the competition, he has already reached the quarter-final stage.
26-year-old Anisha is a digital engineer by profession. But the interest in cooking is infinite. And from this interest, he participated in the competition.
Anisha said on social media that she was focused on building a career in digital engineering for several years. Worked on various major projects including Everton Stadium. Now Sizewell C is involved in the nuclear project.
Cooking has always been a hobby outside of the profession. Although earlier it was not given much importance. Participating in MasterChef this year was out of my comfort zone and out of my desire to do something different, says Anisha.
Anisha lives with her husband Jehan in Enfield, London. His style of cooking is varied. From British classics to a fusion of South Asian and East Asian flavors, his cuisine features. She likes to cook dishes that suit her South Asian tastes.
At the same time, Anisha likes to cook new dishes inspired by various recipe books, videos of content creators, street food from different countries and star restaurants. The family influence is also evident in his cooking.
Anisha’s father used to cook in a restaurant. Mother used to cook at home. Anisha said that she developed her cooking skills from the cooking style and experience of these two. He was studying at the university then. Used to order food through local takeaways. But the food didn’t taste very good. So get interested in cooking yourself. Later gradually increase the skill of taste and creativity.
Anisha’s husband is a Cypriot of Turkish origin. Hence, his favorite work is to experiment with Bengali-Turkish fusion in everyday cooking. He wants to create something new by mixing the flavors of different cultures.
Anisha said on social media, people are not limited to just one identity. Spending time on things you love outside of work can have a huge impact.
In the future, Anisha wants to share her cooking with people around the world. Be it the television screen or social media — on any platform. He also expressed his desire to travel to different countries of the world and bring the flavors and influences to his cooking.
Earlier, Ismail Hossain of Bangladeshi origin went to the semi-finals of ‘BBC MasterChef’. Apart from this, Sabina Khan is competing in the quarter final stage. The participation of contestants of Bangladeshi origin in this international cooking stage has created quite a stir among the diaspora.