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Akwamuman SHS wins 2021 Onga Cook Art competition
Akwamuman SHS wins 2021 Onga Cook Art competition

Akwamuman SHS wins 2021 Onga Cook Art competition

Akwamuman Senior High School (SHS) has emerged as the winners of the third edition of Onga Cook Art, a second cycle culinary contest.

With a total score of 92% from both the theory test and cooking competition, the winning school, Akwamuman SHS was presented with a total cash prize of GHS 15,000.00 in addition to products and souvenirs from Onga.

They beat four other schools to win this year’s contest which was organized by the Ghana Education Service in collaboration with Onga.

Alberta Ansah, a contestant from Akwamuman SHS said she believed their dessert; chocolate blakmanche which they served in a caramel basket made their meal stand out. Aburi Girls SHS chalked the 2nd position with a total score of 80% followed by Mfantsiman SHS who came in 3rd with a total score of 76%.

Addressing the gathering at the finale, the Marketing Manager for Promasidor (producers of Onga), Mr Akiem Torsoo, reiterated the need to promote vocational education across the country.

“The importance of vocational education cannot be overemphasized; the career prospects that come with these subjects are endless. It also provides the avenue to market the culture of the country through tourism. Today, there are countries whose economic backbone have been tourism and I believe Ghana can have a piece of this cake. We have a rich culture as a country, we need to take advantage of that,” Mr Torsoo said.

He also expressed commitment that the brand will continually support initiatives that empower students with entrepreneurial skills to build their own businesses in the future.

On his part, the Deputy Director for the Ghana Education Service in charge of Management and Services, Mr Anthony Boateng encouraged the contesting students to take their studies seriously and explore career prospects in the culinary industry.

The search for culinary supremacy in this year’s Onga Cook Art began with regional competitions across all 16 regions with ten schools proceeding to the national competition which was organized at the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School in Accra.

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