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“What a Mappazzone” meme: meaning, origin and common card

On MasterChef Italia, judge Bruno Barbieri coined the word mappazzone to describe a heavy, poorly presented, overly confused dish, which became one of the show's most quoted catchphrases.

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “What a Mappazzone” is a common card of the Italian Memes pack, number 60 of the collection, and the 166th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “What a Mappazzone” meme mean?

The word is used to describe, in cooking or elsewhere, a result ruined by mixing everything together without coherence or order, whether visually or in taste.

Where does the “What a Mappazzone” meme come from?

The word mappazzone was popularized by Bruno Barbieri, one of MasterChef Italia's longtime judges, as early as the show's fifth season aired in 2016, to describe an overloaded, disorganized dish lacking harmony. The line kept resurfacing in later seasons, notably against contestants whose plates lacked clarity, such as during the eighth season in 2019, and it became one of the tormentoni, the signature catchphrases most associated with Barbieri's sharp style.

  1. 2016Bruno Barbieri first uses the word mappazzone on MasterChef Italia

How to use the “What a Mappazzone” meme

  • That plate looks like a real mappazzone, way too many ingredients with no logic.
  • Clean your room, it looks like a MasterChef-style mappazzone in here.
  • Bruno Barbieri would have called that dish a mappazzone for sure.

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The “What a Mappazzone” card in MyMemeCards

What a Mappazzone card
NumberNo. 060
RarityCommon
CollectionItalian Memes pack
Fame40/100 · #166 of 300
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Italian Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common14749%
  • Rare9030%
  • Epic3813%
  • Legendary227.3%
  • Mythic31.0%

How to get the “What a Mappazzone” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; What a Mappazzone comes out of the Italian Memes pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

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5 meme cards, one of them at least Rare. One free pack per person.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Who coined the word mappazzone?

Bruno Barbieri, judge on the cooking show MasterChef Italia.

What does the word exactly mean?

A heavy, poorly presented, overly confused dish with no visual or flavor harmony.

How do I get the What a Mappazzone meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “What a Mappazzone” is a common card of the Italian Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the What a Mappazzone card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Archivio Sky, il primo mappazzone di MasterChef Italia 5 · AGI, articolo sui tormentoni nati a MasterChef · Funweek, articolo sulla stagione 8 di MasterChef · checked on November 5, 2026.

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