為響應帛琉健康年,駐帛琉大使館、技術團及帛琉農業局共同合作並限定使用當地食材於本(107)年8月24日假「帛琉社區學院」舉辦廚藝比賽,共吸引帛琉老爺大酒店、帛琉學校及社區民眾組隊參賽,還有許多民眾出席觀賽。
本次廚藝比賽主要在鼓勵當地民眾多多食用在地蔬果,因此參賽選手於當天比賽開始後才能看到主辦單位提供的各式各樣食材,並規定每道菜都須使用各該食材入菜,以及參賽者必須於1小時內完成葷素2道菜,除考驗的是廚師的基本功外,還有臨場的應變能力及廚技創意。
身兼此次裁判的帛琉旅遊管理局長Stephanie Nakamura表示,選手創意十足,而且每道菜色香味具全,她願意到餐廳花大錢吃這些菜。
帛琉媒體「帛琉報」報導指出,這次比賽辦得十分成功,帛琉民眾不僅有幸欣賞帛琉頂尖廚師的廚藝外,也可以將當天分送的在地蔬果帶品家作出美味佳餚。
比賽結果是由帛琉老爺大酒店隊獲得第一名,帛琉博物館隊第二名及帛琉George B. Harris 小學隊獲得第三名。
以下是「帛琉報」報導比賽當日情形。
Palau-Local-Produces Cooking Competition Held by TTM
To promote “The Year of Good Health’’, Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in collaboration with the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA), and supported by the Taiwan Embassy, organized a cooking competition on August 24th 2018, at PCC's Palau Tourism and Hospitality School of Excellence Building. This event successfully conveyed the benefits of consuming local produces and showed participants abundant varieties of local produces available in Palau.
"All groups have to create two dishes within one hour. One is vegetarian and the other is meat with vegetables." Mr. Benjamin Tsai, horticulture specialist of TTM said to contestants. After an hour, ten colorful, aromatic and tasty dishes were presented by five competition groups. Each group introduced the healthy benefits and creativity on their dishes to judges and waited for the final results.
"I would pay big money for these dishes in restaurant." a very high compliment commented by four judges: director of PVA, Stephanie Nakamura, chief of staff of Koror state government, Joleen Ngoriakl, editor of Tia Belau Newspaper, Kambes Kesolei and nutritionist of TTM, Ting Chou.
This cooking competition was a huge success. Audiences not only enjoyed the activity but also had chance to bring all kinds of local vegetables home to create their own special dish.
Congratulations to the first prize winner, Palau Royal Resort, the second prize winner, Belau National Museum and the third prize winner, George B. Harris Elementary School. (press release)
圖一:第一名帛琉老爺大酒店隊。
圖二:第二名帛琉博物館隊。
圖三:第三名帛琉George B. Harris小學隊。
圖四:佳餚。
圖五:佳餚。
圖六:佳餚。
圖七:佳餚。
圖八:佳餚。