Venezuelan cook out at BUCH!

During Mr Chris' class, Chef Andy approached and asked us whether we would want to participate in a Venezuelan food workshop. Rachel, Wen Nin, KY & I was interested in it. It was held on Friday, a day before the Extreme Park Outing. So, we had to be in BUCH by 9 am to register but I arrived at about 10 am because of the packed trains. Ms. May Yuen was in charge of our registration so I signed in and was given a locker to store my stuff and I was also given a goodie bag with recipes and Venezuelan delicacies in it.

Each of the students were assigned to a dish and I was assigned to one of the Venezuelan chefs. We were in charge of making Stuffed Avocado with Shrimps which was the appetizer. His name was José Luis. He told me fetch all of the required ingredients and taught me how to cut the avocados. So I squeezed the lemons while he cut the avocados. He told me to blanch the tomatoes so that its skin can be peeled easily. Matt was there so he boiled the water inside the pot and I put the tomatoes when the water is already boiling. While waiting for the tomatoes, I started chopping the onions while José Luis shelled the shrimps.

I also prepared a bowl with ice to cool the tomatoes. Matt quickly scooped the tomatoes out of the pot when it was done. They cooled down quickly so Matt peeled them as his pumpkin soup was already done. I started chopping the tomatoes after he peeled them. Chef Rasidi taught me how to chop the onions as I had some difficulty. After that, I started slicing the mangoes. José Luis had finished shelling the shrimps. Chef Tamara Rodriguez was the facilitator of the workshop so she oversees all of the dishes. So, he started sauteing the onions first as I sliced the shrimps.

So, after he was done Matt & I scooped the cooked shrimps and filled it inside the avocados. We brushed the avocados with lemon juice before filling them. So, everyone was done with their dishes and we snapped pictures of them. Madam came over to see and hand us the certificate of participation. The Venezuelan ambassador also came. His name is Carlos, almost similar to mine. Each member of the team making the dishes had to talk about their dish and after that, I dived into the food as I didn't have breakfast! The food were awesome! Chef Tamara praised us for doing an excellent job! We had to wash the plates and cutlery so I went home after packing some of the dishes. The workshop was really fun & I learned many things there!!