'Mexican Week' offends 'Great British Baking Show' viewers

"The Great British Baking Show" is feeling the heat over "Mexican Week," and we're not talking about the spiciness of the food.

Viewers of the show took to social media to express their views that they found the episode loaded with offensive stereotypes, starting with the introduction by hosts Noah Fielding and Matt Lucas, who donned sombreros and serapes.

"I don't feel like we should make Mexico jokes. People will get upset," Fielding said.

"What? No Mexico jokes at all?" replied Lucas.

The episode was also peppered with contestants' mispronunciations of guacamole, pico de gallo and more Mexican foods.

"If Mexico decides to declare war on the UK because of this Great British Bake Off Mexico Week, I think we should provide the Mexican government with $10 Billlion [sic] in military aid," tweeted one viewer.

"Julie & Julia" author Julie Powell similarly tweeted: "Just watched the Mexican Week episode of Great British Baking Show, and god it was unbearable. Offensive on a lot of levels."

Ana Navarro of "The View" was one of the few who didn't criticize the episode. "Frankly, I was not offended by the way they depicted Mexicans," she tweeted. "Thought it was corny. But, I was offended by the crimes they committed against tacos & trés leches.¡Que horror!"

This is not the first time the series has caught fire for its depiction of another nationality. Viewers were also upset after "Japanese Week" in 2020, in which Lucas renamed katsu curry an offensive term when describing one of the competitors' bakes.