Cooking Competition
Students display their organisation and cooking skill
during the cooking competition at Dubai Scholars.
On March 13th, the after-school cooking, arts and singing clubs got together to put up a mini café. The café was located in a classroom and featured pieces of art from the art club, melodious singing by a singing club member, Sanjana (9A), and scrumptious, delicious, heavenly food prepared by the cooking club.
The competition began within the cooking club, where the members were divided into three groups, each group made of three members.
The criteria for judging were presentation and taste. Within taste the criteria were that there should be a mix of flavors and blending of tastes. Each team was also required to prepare a minimum of two dishes of their choice.
The competition began within the cooking club, where the members were divided into three groups, each group made of three members.
The criteria for judging were presentation and taste. Within taste the criteria were that there should be a mix of flavors and blending of tastes. Each team was also required to prepare a minimum of two dishes of their choice.
Team 1 consisted of Bisha (9B), Elena (9B) and Daniel (9B). This team prepared a three-course meal beginning with light yet appealing Mac n Cheese followed by fiery, spicy Chicken Teriyaki with a side dish of mashed potatoes and a triple-layered, heavenly dessert, Chocolate Trifle.
Team 2 consisted of Liana(Year 7), Alisha (Year 8) and Kaydence (Year 7). They prepared a tasty, juicy burger with a side dish of fries and a sweet cream dessert with a strawberry in the middle, topped with colorful, sweet sprinkles. Team 3 consisted of Maryam (Year 7), Mariam (Year 7) and Batul (Year 7). They prepared pizza slices with mojitos and a tasty panna cotta topped with a layer of strawberry jam which had a strawberry perched on the top. All three teams put in effort, expertise and cooking skills, under the guidance of the club heads- Ali (Year 10), Aarohi (Year 10) and Nimra (Year 11). The final food was plated and presented well by all the teams waiting to be judged by the esteemed judges, Mrs. Sapna, Mrs. Suzann and Mrs. Saira. The honored judges enjoyed the food and loved the café’s positive vibes. Finally, the moment came when it was time to announce the winners of the cooking competition.Team 1 won for taste. The judges complimented their food. Not only did it taste delicious, but there was a proper blending of flavors as well.Team 3 won for the excellent and outstanding presentation they had put up. The winners received medals and certificates and all those who participated received a certificate of participation. At the end of the day, everyone had a good time experiencing healthy competition and good café vibes! “Cooking club has been amazing and it’s even more amazing when I’m with my friends and now with them I got to be a part of a great and fierce competition in which we came first, and this experience was great”-Daniel (Year 9B), member of the winning team “It was an amazing experience. Although our preparations only began a day before the test, we blew it off. It was nice to get professional feedback from Mrs. Suzanne, Mrs. Saira and Mrs. Sapna. Overall a nice exposure.”-Elena (9B), member of the winning team “The competition was great; way better than last year where we messed up a lot of things. I mean, last grade I was pretty happy to see people actually doing good dishes, I liked the deserts especially, but I feel like the main course could have been executed in a better way. I was just happy everyone tried and hopefully due to this more people may come for this club next year and realize how great cooking actually is in general, as a necessity, and as a pass time”- Liana (Year 7) |