Ali Imhoof and Deborah Allan, both of Queenstown, and Vida
Thompson, of Alexandra, won the second annual Beef and Lamb
Challenge held at Otago Polytechnic's Cromwell campus
recently. Photo supplied.
Final-year cookery students from Otago Polytechnic's
Cromwell campus cooked New Zealand-produced beef and lamb for
potentially their most important critics recently - sheep and
beef farmers.
The students were taking part in the second annual Beef and
Lamb Challenge, which involved cooking for members of Beef
and Lamb New Zealand's Central South Island Farmers Council,
along with meat industry personnel such as Alliance Group
chairman Owen Poole.
Cromwell campus chef lecturer Roydon Cullimore said six teams
of three students had to work on their own recipes for lamb
entrees, beef main dishes, and desserts.
They then had to prepare up to nine covers, one plate of each
dish for display and a menu card.
"It really is a great way of them showcasing their skills
back to growers. At the same time, they can get feedback from
people who know a lot about beef and lamb," Mr Cullimore
said.
The event, judged by Karen Marinkovic, of Riverrun Lodge in
Wanaka, and Alliance Group promotions manager Ross Thomson
was won by a team comprising Deborah Allan and Ali Imhoff, of
Queenstown, and Vida Thompson, of Alexandra.
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