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16 Things You Didn't Know About Tregaye Fraser

You know Tregaye Fraser as Food Network's newest Star, but did you know that she despises raw oysters? Or that she loves the smell of laundry? Check out these top trivia facts.

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Favorite Late-Night Snack: "Hot wings. I'm so simple."

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Favorite Smell: "Laundry"

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Guilty-Pleasure Food: "Chocolate cake. Triple chocolate cake, like a 12-layer [cake] with mad icing on it. Oh, my gosh. And ice cream on the side."

Finalist Tregaye Fraser during the Mentor Challenge, Food Authority, as seen on Food Network Star, Season 12.

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Best Advice You've Ever Been Given: "Be me."

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Strangest Thing in Your Refrigerator Right Now: "You might find some lobster corn muffins."

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Favorite TV Show: "Power"

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One Dish You Always Order Out and Never Make at Home: "Thai food"

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Favorite Burger Toppings: "Lettuce, cheese, mayo, mustard, ketchup, daikon"

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Favorite Pizza Topping: "Spinach, feta, mozzarella, chicken"

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Favorite Food Location to Visit: "Right now, it would have to be California."

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Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: "Gingerbread cookie"

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Best Meal You've Ever Had: "Stew fish from the Guyanese spot off Covington Highway by my house. ... It's so good. It got peppers and onions, oh, gosh."

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Favorite Vacation Spot: "Puerto Rico"

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Favorite Person to Cook For: "My 3-year-old 'cause, you know, he loves everything I do."

Finalist Tregaye Fraser preparing her dish, Fish Tail Corn Cream Salad, for the Mentor Challenge, Edible Art, as seen on Food Network Star, Season 12.

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Favorite Person to Cook With: "Myself"

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Dish or Ingredient You'll Never Eat: "Oysters, raw. I'll cook 'em for you. But don't you ask me to eat it."

Finalist Tregaye Fraser after winning Food Network Star, as seen on Food Network's Food Network Star, Season 12.

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