The Faculty of Information and Communications Association won first prize in the 2017 "March Fragrance" cooking contest

Some pictures of the contest

This morning, March 16, 2017, the cooking contest “March Fragrance” with the theme Streets and Crossroads took place at AB yard, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU).

Preparations of the Faculty of Philosophy

“March Fragrance” is an annual cooking competition organized by the Student Association of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU) to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, in response to Youth Month 2017, and is also an opportunity for students in the school to show off their talents and ingenuity through dishes.

“March Fragrance” 2017 season has the participation of 34 teams from 34 different faculties/departments, clubs/teams/groups under the Youth Union – Student Association of the School. This year, the number of rounds has been increased to two, requiring teams who want to win to try their best right from the qualifying round “The Street” to be able to enter the top 10 strongest teams competing in the round “The Turns”.

This year, the Jury Board consists of 6 teachers with the following scoring criteria: finished product, nutritious, delicious, hygienic, beautifully presented. The scoring of ingredients is based on: flavor, appearance and creativity.

Two dishes of the Faculty of Information and Communications' LCH in the qualifying round with the theme "The Street" were presented like a page of a culinary magazine.

In the qualifying round with the theme “The Street”, after 30 minutes of showing off their skills, the teams successfully completed their competition. Most of them were street foods that were very familiar to all the students.

The dishes seem familiar and rustic, but through the skillful hands of the teams, the dishes become completely new, full of student flavor, and are highly appreciated by the judges and audience.

Finally, the Jury selected 10 teams with the best dishes to move on to the next round, which are the Inter-Association of the Faculties of Literature, Linguistics, Management Science, Archival Studies, Oriental Studies, International Studies, Journalism & Communication, Political Science, Religious Studies and the Assault Team.

The second round involved cooking dishes with chicken as the main ingredient. The teams had to randomly draw lots to choose their food baskets. This was a difficult challenge that required creativity to create new dishes with the ingredients given by the judges.

Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu, on behalf of the Organizing Committee, awarded the first prize to the representative of the LCH team of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

After carefully considering the elements of presentation, cooking technique and presentation style, the jury awarded the First Prize to the Faculty of Journalism and Communication. The Faculty of Linguistics and the Faculty of Literature won the Second Prize. The Third Prize went to the Faculty of International Studies, the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Faculty of Archives and Management. The Faculty of Management Sciences won the Most Favorite Dish.

“March Fragrance” has ended successfully. This is truly a practical and useful playground for students. The competition not only creates a joyful and exciting atmosphere but also an opportunity for students of the whole school to exchange, learn and make friends with each other.