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‘The Great British Bake Off’ History Segment Has Finally Returned But Didn’t Go Down Well With Everyone

It was all a bit Brexit.
Matt Bagwell
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Head of Entertainment, HuffPost UK

Ever since ‘The Great British Bake Off’ moved to Channel 4, one familiar feature of the show mysteriously disappeared - or so we thought, until the latest episode aired on Tuesday night.

Noel and his stroopwafel.
Noel and his stroopwafel.
Channel 4

We’re talking about the history bit, which saw host Noel Fielding popping off to Gouda in Holland to learn all about the fabulously named stroopwafel.

Despite being a delicious caramel-based wafer, the segment itself was distinctly Marmite for ‘Bake Off’ viewers...

Me: when the history section comes on... #GBBO #Caramelweek pic.twitter.com/LQ80G0fX14

— CTS (@C_T_S) September 19, 2017

Not the historical infomercials! Was hoping Mary would have put those in her cardboard box when she was clearing out her tray #GBBO

— Thurston (@Thurston_FW) September 19, 2017

Got to week 4 before the history bits reemerged 😒 I don't want to learn about the waffle, I want someone to drop 1 in a bin in temper #GBBO

— Danielle (@Danielle1812) September 19, 2017

I thought the deal was we put up with adverts and in return we don't have to sit through the history of different desserts? #GBBO

— Paul Campbell (@PaulDFC) September 19, 2017

So we have to put up with adverts AND the boring history lesson bit?! #GBBO pic.twitter.com/KuLtkyxXO3

— Rishma Dosani (@Rishma_Dosani) September 19, 2017

What? History bit????? I thought that was the trade off for adverts?! #gbbo

— Love Lauri 🌈💙 (@Princ3ssGC) September 19, 2017

Hang on, why is the history bit back? Surely cooking caramel repeatedly is sufficiently compelling? #GBBO

— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) September 19, 2017

#gbbo history section aka time to make a cup of tea

— daisy (@radicaldaisy) September 19, 2017

But others welcomed a spot of education in the mix...

Don't know why I'm surprised some people don't like the history section, people are the worst. CAKE HISTORY IS THE BEST FOOLS. #gbbo https://t.co/MeiWa7ChIZ

— Sara MacGregor (@saramacgregor) September 19, 2017

Am I the only one who LOVES the history section of #GBBO?! pic.twitter.com/NPLdLFF4K6

— Jasmine Amber (@JasmineAmberYT) September 19, 2017

A HISTORY BIT!!!!!!! Ok, Channel 4, you win. I'm back on board! #GBBO

— Not Seth (@guestofseth) September 19, 2017

Nice to see the history section back. Am I the only person who liked that bit? #gbbo

— Victoria ❄️ (@beaneee) September 19, 2017

I am 100% here for the #GBBO history bit. I welcome its return wholeheartedly.

— Matt Keay (@solilokeay) September 19, 2017

@Channel4GBBO Yey! So glad the history food section is back. Missed it since #gbbo moved home😀

— Vikki (@vikki490) September 19, 2017

It was one of Bake Off’s trickiest ever weeks, with the bakers getting to grips (or not) with caramel.

Not a single baker managed to nail the technical challenge (producing the aforementioned stroopwafel), and even some of the early favourites came unstuck with the sticky stuff.

‘The Great British Bake Off’ continues every Tuesday at 8pm on Channel 4.

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