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Mütünülü Keyho from Phek village emerged as the winner of Naga Chef 2021 after the results were declared during the finale at Mhachaki, here on Monday night. She walked away with a cash prize of Rs 3 lakhs, certificate and gift hampers.<\/p>\n
The other finalists included Vivonuo Khana, Nitu Viluo and Chingmei Phom. Mütünülü, a student pursuing her studies in culinary arts (BCTCA) from Culinary Academy of India, Hyderabad, said her love for cooking started from her childhood through the influence of her grandmother.<\/p>\n
She said she likes the smile on a person’s face after tasting the cuisines she had prepared. She said she likes the smile on a person’s face after tasting her food and that she remembers people by the food they prepare. The older one among two siblings, Mütünülü plans to continue with her studies and at the same time travel across Nagaland, learn new cuisines, ingredients and promote indigenous food.<\/p>\n
Special guest during the finale, advisor to chief minister, Abu Metha, said Naga Chef was conceptualised by CM, Neiphiu Rio, with the vision to upscale Naga food and take beyond the borders. He said in the past 8 years the event had produced a good number of winners who went on to make great dishes and also became successful entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
He said Naga chef was supposed to be the epicentre at the recently held Hornbill Festival since the event had brought Naga food to the forefront of the festival.<\/p>\n
However, the tragedy at Oting village brought everything to a standstill and even as the finale was held Naga hearts were bleeding and the tears of Naga people are yet to dry, Abu said.<\/p>\n
He added that Naga homes which were supposed to be bright during this Christmas season were dark and that the season won’t be the same for those who had lost their loved ones. Abu extended solidarity to the Konyak people on behalf of the Naga youths and that the incident was a tragedy for the whole Nagas and not just the Konyak community. He said at this juncture stopping was not an option for the Nagas as it would mean the people had conceded defeat.<\/p>\n
The only way to overcome such challenges was for everyone to give their best and strive towards excellence and success at the same time show to the world that Nagas could reach the highest standards across all sectors. <\/p>\n
And to make this happen and realise this aspiration, Naga leaders across the board must give their best, Naga leaders be it in governance, civil societies or any other sector he said. Earlier one of the organisers, Kevilezo Kense in a brief remark said Naga Chef was a first of its kind culinary skills competition in Nagaland. <\/p>\n
He said the objective of the competition was to increase the appreciation of Nagaland’s unique indigenous cuisine and to provide a platform to entrepreneurial Naga chefs to showcase the range of Naga food to the world. Naga indigenous food is the real story of the Naga people: of our rich and unique cultural heritage and our history. Our indigenous cuisine is not just food, every morsel embodies the true Naga way of life passed down through generations. Naga Chef aspires to keep the age-old Naga recipes alive, Kevilezo said.<\/p>\n
Panel of judges for the event included Rovi Chasie, a well-seasoned culinary expert who has published 2 cook books and has been promoting Naga food for over two decades.<\/p>\n
Alemjungla Jamir, the founder of Naga Bowl Express, Dimapur and Joel Basumatari, the proprietor of Saucy Joe’s, founder of slow food community, Nagaland and the winner of NE Food show, 2019. During the Naga Chef Season 8, the contestants were put through 8 rounds including, cooking skills, mystery basket, my Naga thali, innovation round, bug affair, just desserts, pressure task and the grand finale. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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