Well…Not quite exactly!

They were in a Master Chef  Competition, but not quite the same competition that is seen on Cable TV.

The family joined  a cooking competition that runs on a similar platform, organized by the Asian Parents and Zespri: the suppliers of kiwi fruit. And Many Thanks to Edelman for putting the whole event together.

My wife who watches these Cooking Competitions regularly (This is her form of Korean Drama) was elated to be involved in the competition with Nicole as her trusty sidekick.

Check out my girls hard at work – cooking like there is no tomorrow!  

However, my little girl is always never too busy for a photo, and she really loved working together with Mummy.

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Originally, it was Daddy who was supposed to do the cooking, but I was secretly happy that I bowed out, as they had to make some complicated dishes. I can only cook stir fry beef and vegetables – so anything else is a challenge for Daddy  

The Chefs at Asian Food Kitchen taught the contestants 2 dishes – Shrimp and  fruit Cocktail with Kiwi Puree, Kiwi Trifle Cake and Mummy had to make her own special 3rd dish. The 3rd dish was really up to the contestant’s creativity and Mummy made baked chicken in stuffed peppers.

Here’s a first look at their Creations:

I know…U are wondering….Did we Win?

No…Unfortunately not…but we did have great fun…and we won lots of 3m Products and Zespri Kiwi Fruits to bring home

We had great fun…even my Nathan has become a Zespri Fan!

Since young, many of us have been told to eat our vegetables and fruits! Our parents therefore stuffed us with as much apples and oranges, when they could not stuff the vegetables down our throats!

Recently, I was invited to a Media Event by Zespri and I realized that Kiwi fruits have:

• The Vitamin C content of 2 Oranges!
• 95% of the Vitamin C content that you need in a day
• High in Fibre ( which means good for poo-poo)

As compared to Apples, it KOs the apple in terms of nutrition…

In fact, if you want to eat a fruit…U should eat a Kiwi Fruit.

I thought that these facts were really revelational, and a group of Bloggers including myself,  were treated to a live demonstration by Renowned Food Blogger, Dr. Leslie Tay, on how to maximize our Kiwi Fruit Diet.

 

Besides sharing with us little facts like the Kiwi Fruit first originated from China and not New Zealand, he shared with us his home-made dishes on how to introduce the Kiwi Fruit into our diet.

 

There were dishes like Kiwi-sago Pudding (ala the familiar Mango Pudding, Kiwi with oolong jelly and even a Traffic Light Smoothie! This drink would have been a hit at Nicole’s Traffic Light Party!

We also got our chance to get our hands dirty, and make the creations for ourselves.

Nicole enjoyed herself making the Kiwi Fruit Honey Bread Sandwiches.

Check out Nicole’s Satisfied Face!

This was also our family’s first time at the Asian Food Channel kitchen, as it was fun, just trying to make all the concoctions that we were taught!

Many thanks to the folks at Zespri and Edelman for inviting us for this event!