Some of the participants with the judge Joel Basumatary, owner of Smokey Joe’s during the house-wise cooking competition of Little Star Hr Sec School, Dimapur.
Dimapur, September 13 (MExN): As part of the annual cultural, literary and sports competitions week, Little Star Hr Sec School, Dimapur conducted house-wise cooking competition for high school and higher secondary school students on September 3 and 7 2022 respectively in the school dining hall.
The members of the Cookery Club of the school participated in the competition. The competition was held as a learning experience for the students and to emphasize the value of traditional Naga food.
The competition was judged by Joel Basumatary, owner of Smokey Joe’s. The teachers in charge of the competitions were Sudha for the High School section and Imnasungla Aier for higher secondary section.
Altogether 48 students participated in the competition. Every house in both the sections was represented by 6 students each. The students brought the ingredients in accordance with the theme which was ‘Naga Thali’. The preparation, cooking and presentation of the finished product, was done within the allotted time of one hour 20 minutes.
The competition saw the students creating exotic Naga Thalis with authentic easily available traditional ingredients. The Thalis included rejuvenating drinks like Rhus Chinesis Sumac with ginger etc.
The students prepared healthy dishes like boiled millet, yam curry, dried pork with fermented soya beans, winged beans chutney, black rice pudding, chicken broth, and many more using traditional recipes and recipes tweaked with other traditional items.
The dishes were served creatively tickling the taste buds of the onlookers. Each House served 4-5 items on the ‘Naga Thali’.
In the high school category, Green House emerged winner. The team contestants were Molungsunep Ozkhum 9C, Wonchio 9C, Sentijungla 9D, Tovikali Sema 9C, Limaakum 10A, and Sentikala 10C. Blue House were the winners in higher secondary category. The team comprised of Temsujang Longkumer 11Carts, Moivam M Phom 12 A Sc, Mutsilu Nyekha 12B Sc, Yungle L Angh 12Carts, Pomei H Konyak 11B Arts, and Liani T Achumi 11BArts.
