Yeahโผ๏ธ AFP ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ is once again hosting the highly ๐๐ปanticipated AFP Pastry & Culinary Challenge 2018 ๐ฐ๐ฅง & SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ปwas invited ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง to witness it (Hmm…WhyโโJust because she loves cakes ๐ฐ& pastries ๐ฅง๐๐คค)
Who’s AFP๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณโโ๏ธ
It has been providing New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ’s well-know brand, Anchor dairy ๐ฅ ๐ง products to the Malaysian ๐ฒ๐พ food service industry. It dedicates in fostering the developmentย of local bakery & HORECA channels via its product innovation & recipe creations๐๐ป๐
This 3๏ธโฃrd Challenge is a 4๏ธโฃ-day competition which started from 13.3.2018 to 16.3.2018 with 3๏ธโฃ categories namely Culinary, Cake ๐ฐ & Pastries ๐ฅง Culinary & Pastry maestros ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ have been invited to form the luminary panel of judges,
Pastry ๐ฅง Category: Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Jean Francois Arnaud MOF (Head Judge), Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Nazeri Ismail & Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Arthur Heng. The contestants ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ are required to create a simple croissant ๐ฅ & a Danish๐ฅ While for Cake ๐ฐ category, each contestant is required to create 2๏ธโฃ types of cakes ๐ฐ๐ฐ with Mango & Strawberry ๐ themes
Culinary ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ Category: Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Gerhard Albrecht (Head Judge), Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Fami Taufeq & Chef ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Sabri Hassan. the contestants ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฌ are required to prepare a harmonised 3๏ธโฃ-course meal with the theme of Land & Sea ๐ of Malaysia ๐ฒ๐พ , an inculcated twist of Modern French ๐ซ๐ท Cuisine
There are 2๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ finalists ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ competing in this Challenge;
- 13.3.2018: Best Pastries ๐ฅง Bakery channel
- 14.3.2018: Best Cake ๐ฐ Bakery channel
- 15.3.2018: Best Cake Hotel ๐ข channel (SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป has attended it)
- 16.3.2018: Best Culinary Hotel channel (newly ๐ added in 2018)
All participants ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฌ of this Challenge were making full use of Anchorโs leading products in the diary ๐ฅsegment namely Anchor Cream Cheese ๐ง , Anchor Butter Sheet, Anchor Butter, Anchor UHT Milk ๐ฅ , Anchor Whipping Cream & Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream๐
Linda Tan, the Director ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ผ of AFP said โAs the countryโs largest provider of high-quality dairy ๐ฅ๐ง products & ingredients, we are constantly engaging with chefs ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ & in the course of our work have discovered so much hidden potential within. Some have carved a name for themselves & some are gems ๐ waiting to be uncovered. We felt it was our duty to explore, nurture & celebrate the amazing number of young chefs in this country who can reach greater heights with the right encouragement.โ๐
Linda ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ผ continues to share that this kind of competitions provide a great platform for the sharing of experience & knowledge in nurturing the potential of Malaysiaโs ๐ฒ๐พ future culinary & pastry artisans & then elevating the standards of the food & beverage industry๐
โWinning the category is a proud badge๐of recognition amongst peers & gives a leg-up to finalists ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ as this Challenge is highly regarded in the industry & is steered by a panel of judges ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ considered the best in the industry,โ Linda ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ผ added
Congratsโผ๏ธ ๐๐
1๏ธโฃst prize GOLDย winner, Mr Gan Terk Yeong (Sofitel KL) for the Cake ๐ฐ Hotel ๐ข channel includes prizes worth RM5๏ธโฃk, a medal ๐& certificate ๐
Well doneโผ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ป
2๏ธโฃnd prize Silverย winner, Ms Nyon Pei San (Intercontinental KL) for the Cake ๐ฐ Hotel ๐ข channel includes prizes worth RM3๏ธโฃk, a medal ๐& certificate ๐
Bravoโผ๏ธ 3๏ธโฃrd prizeย Bronzeย winner, Mr Bryan Chan Chi Sum (Element KL) for the Cake ๐ฐ Hotel ๐ข channel includes prizes worth RM2๏ธโฃk, a medal ๐& certificate๐
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Anchor butter is my favorite so far. I enjoy having toast with Anchor butter and get a pat for each bite! It’s amazing the recipes created at this culinary challenge with Anchor as the main ingredient. I just learned that they also have cheeses and varieties of creams and milks.
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Yeah! Anchor branding has been widely used in my country & great effort they have with this campaign to instilled baking interest to new generations๐โบ๏ธ๐๐ป
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I love Anchor dairy products especially their butter. I can actually put large amount of them on a single bread haha.
I never had a chance to attend a Pastry Culinary challenge like this but I would love to. I am a pastry lover and I love the craft itself. Pasty making unlike other cooking involves creativity and i think that is exactly what they showed here. Those are wonderfully decorated cakes and I would rather display them than eat them haha
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Yeah! You are fan to Anchor dairy products ๐๐ป๐๐ป Am sure you are a great baker ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ to enjoy the craft art of each ๐๐
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Congrats to all winners, would these cakes available at the hotel they are working respectively?
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Hmm…Guess if the winners proposed to the hotel to add to their current cake menu, the hotel would be happy to serve them since all were winnersโ masterpiece ๐โบ๏ธ
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All the cakes so beautiful, mango & strawberry my favourite
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Absolutely rite, those cakes created just too beautiful to be eaten ๐คฉ๐
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Those are cakes??? They are very beautiful! It would be very hard to eat them! Good for you that you were able to witness this culinary challenge.
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Ha…Ha…Agreed with you โvery hard to eat themโ They are just too beautiful to be eaten ๐๐
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