Can you measure passion?

I've been watching Masterchef of late - and I love it. I love cooking (and eating) and Masterchef is a great way to encourage people to try out new things and experiment.



There's a couple of things that the contestants are tested on: cooking skills, knowledge of foods, pressure in the pro kitchen (yep, cooking really is a sport now) ... and ... er, passion.

PASSION?!

How can you measure passion??? Well, you can't. Masterchef bosses, what are you doing?! Cooking is fun and so many people are passionate about it - but let's not ruin in by testing people on their passion! Surely the passion test is just another name for 'blagging test' or 'acting ability'?

Pah!