PANAJI
In honour of International Chefs Day celebrated each year, V M Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE) held a culinary contest for aspiring chefs. Students of the institute, as well as those of class XII in Goa and other states across India, could participate.
Prominently making use of carrots and flax seeds in their culinary creations, students across the country participated in the cook-off.
The winners were evaluated based on their innovativeness, food cost while focusing on making the dish healthy.
In the VMSIIHE student category, the first prize was bagged by Nevan Fernandes, for his eye-catching dish ‘La Carotte’. Neston Fernandes bagged the second place for his visual plating and innovative recipe, ‘Wrap de Vegetal’. The third-place winner Anirudha Sardesai created ‘Carrot Fries with Flax Seed Sauce’. In the class XII category, a student of V V M Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao, Shreeja Gudi displayed her love for the culinary art by creating flaxseed tortillas and carrot falafels.
