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Inter-House

Mrs Temidayo Decker (Cooking Club Coordinator) relects Competition
on the just concluded Inter-House Cooking Competition

he Regent Secondary School recently held its
Inter-House Cooking Competition, and it is
Tsafe to say the students brought serious heat
to the kitchen! As part of the Regent Challenge, the
event pushed students to work as a team, think on

their feet, and produce food worth talking about.

The theme this time around was Yemeni cuisine,
and the dish on the menu was Mandi, the beloved
the dish on the
slow-cooked recipe famous for its tender, fragrant
meat and richly spiced rice. The twist? Students
had no idea what they would be making until menu was Mandi,
they walked through the kitchen doors. Even so, the beloved slow-

they did not miss a beat, pulling together plates
cooked recipe
of the iconic dish that left the judges genuinely
impressed.
famous for its
And Mandi is no easy undertaking. Nailing the tender, fragrant
rice, coaxing the meat to that fall-off-the-bone
tenderness, and layering the deep smoky spices meat and richly

that give the dish its soul is a challenge even for
spiced rice.
experienced cooks. The students handled it with
more composure than most would expect.

Judging came down to taste, execution, and
presentation, and the standard was high across
the board.

In the end, the judges could not split them. Two

houses walked away sharing first place, a joint
victory that perhaps says more about the quality
on display than any single winner could.

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