Chefs Association Malaysia | Penang Chapter

This is the story where my fellow comrades and I went to Penang for a cooking competition. Lead by our Chef Abdullah, Chef Zaid, Chef Asma and Chef Din. They taught us alot of thing about cooking. We trained in the kitchen for 2 weeks from sunrise to sunset. It's was a hard time for us because cooking in the kitchen 24/7?! I'll tell you guys it's very freaking stress. Not only that, everyday we've been 'playing' with catfish. All of us getting sick and bored with the catfish. Here are some of the photos that I have during our training.

The live catfish

First attempt for dessert.

First attempt for appetizer 

Chef Zaid demonstrating

On the competition day. The heat is on!

This is my group

Chef Abdullah and Chef Zaid

Nasrullah

Naem

Different kinds of plates & bowls and ingredients.

For the second day. Two of our group made into second round. But we didn't it to the next round. After the competition ends, we went for 'jalan-jalan cari makan'. I can't remember what is the name of that place but that place got night market that sells alot of things like souvenirs and other stuffs. Instead of walking around at the night market. My friends and I stopped at this one restaurant for a drink and chit chat. After that, we went to Gurney Plaza where i think they have the biggest food court in Penang. At the food court you can eat from Malay, Chinese, Indian and even Western cuisines. We ordered so many kinds of foods such as Rojak Penang, Char kuew teow, Boiled cockles, Laksa Penang, Grilled fish and Grilled seafood. All the food are very satisfying my taste bud. The next day, we went to this one market where they're selling more food. That place is called St. Campbell Mall. One of the main attraction of that place are pickled fruits. They are freshly made, but I'm not a big fan of pickled fruits. After we took a walk around the market we head back to our place which is located in Kelana Jaya. It is such a memorable memories for all of us who was participated in this competition. Looking forward for the next one.

St. Campbell Mall

Walking down the valley

The best

Hanging Roasted Duck

Shooting for Majalah Rasa.

On April, my chef (Chef Zaid) invinted a few of my friends and i for a photoshoot for a cooking magazine. The task is simple, all we need to do is just help him to make a mise-en-place (early preparation) for him. So we helped him the day before the photoshoot so that it will be easier for him to cook. He made 10 dishes using frozen items such as crab stick, seafood balls, chicken drummet and a few seafoods. All of his dishes are specialized for fasting month and it is really easy to made.

Chef Zaid

Hot Dog Cheese Roll

*Ayam Masak Merah

*Ayam Masak Kicap

*Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api

Then after waiting for a few months. I got to see my face on the magazine!

The whole group.

Sweet as Sugar.

For my 2nd semester i also have pastry and cake making class with Chef Asma. We learned so many stuffs about pastries, cakes and desserts. At first i tought that this will be a boring class because im not into pastry that much. But, after i learned all of this, i found  that it is a very interesting class. We learned how make cakes, pastries, and desserts. All of it was very delicious, especially the pizza. haha!

The cakes that my classmate and i made

Designing a pattern for the cheese tart.

This are the few designs that i made.

Cheese Tart

Chocolate Banana Cake

And this are my presentation for my final practical exam. I made Blueberry Cake with a Malay Kuih Ketayap. The theme is Valentine's Day <3

And last but not least, half of my classmates with our Chef Asma

Hotel Cookery Class With Masak - Masak Doll!

For my 2nd semester i'll be dealing "otai" in Unirazak and that person is Chef Dollah!

By saying his name a tiger will run away. haha! but actually he's a really nice person. In his class we'll be learning all types of cuisine in M'sia and including Chinese Malay and Indian. I still remember the 1st class with him. We need to make a Chinese fried rice. haha! It was a simple one but still kena maki.

Chicken Tandoori
Mint Sauce
Lemon Rice
Rasam (and indian soup)
Raita (an indian vegie salad)

Playing around with Quail and Syed.

The last day with Chef Dollah

P/S: Thanks Chef Dollah for everything.

BBQ Party at Isndar's Cribs

Right after our final exam for the 1st semester is over. My friend Isndar invinted all of our classmate to come over to his house for a bbq party. Isndar, Azuan, Syafiq and I are the mastermind for this party. haha! We had so much fun even right before the party was started because everything isnt ready yet for bbq. So what we did was we made a homemade buttery mashed potato, hommade coleslaw, dadih (like a jelly) hot dog and chicken! Thanks to Isndar's mom for marinating the chicken. It was delicious!

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P/S: Thanks for the party Isndar! Jom buat lagi!

Basic Cookery's Class

The first cooking class in Unirazak. Our lecturer is Chef Siti. She's a very nice person and gentle. Not what i'd expected from a chef. Usually a chef will be friggin strict like Gordon Ramsay. haha! But not her. She taught us so many kinds of food. This are the pictures that i'd cooked in my class.

Lasagne

Roasted Lamb Leg

Fish set
Fish fingers
Fish and chips
Lemon buttered fish with cappers

and last but not least. This is what i cooked for my final exam

Chicken Chop with Mashed Potato, Waldorf Salad and Mushroom Sauce.

P/S: This class is great ;D

1st Semester

This is my 1st semester. Dealing with 5 subjects (Fundamentals of Food, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Hospitality, English 1 and Basic Cookery). All the subject are quite interesting because i'll be learning all the basic stuffs about Hospitality Industry.