Chef Isaac (right) presents the winning prize to Rafiatu
The Chefs Association of Ghana (CAG) has raised concerns about the failure of most hotels, restaurants and chop bars to modify Ghanaian cuisine to meet international standards.
At a cooking competition organised recently in Accra, the Chefs Association said it had been admitted into the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) as a member, and added that Ghanaian cuisine must be improved to attract global patronage.
“This recognition comes with numerous benefits and the Ghanaian chef can now attend international programmes, education tours, competitions and network with 11 million chefs globally. Evolving our local dishes in preparation, service and taste is one important factor. Competitions serve as a spark to quickly realize this development.”
“Each unit comes with a kitchen cabinet, sink cabinet, individual refrigerator, burners with oven and overhead grill, cooking utensils, pumping machine etc. Cooking competitions provide a forum for chefs and cooks to prepare and present meals that is pleasing to the eyes and tasteful to the appetite so to our contestants for today, we look forward to see creativity and style.”
It commended the hard work of executives of CAG, Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF), Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Wilmar Africa and Pomasidor, among others, for supporting chefs and cooks to attain such global status.
“We would like to urge the Ministry of Tourism to partner with the Chefs Association of Ghana to develop a comprehensive Ghana cuisine recipe book to strengthen the Eat Ghana module of the current campaign.
“We further call on the Ministry of Tourism to find practical ways, including legal regulations, to get hotels and restaurants in Ghana to increase local meals content on their menus.”