Fete de La Cuisine Traditional Beverages and Puddings Competition
(Philipburg, October 18, 2022) An event which Fete de la Cuisine held once before and was a great success, is the Guavaberry and Lime Punch competition.
These two homemade beverages are served during the Christmas season. The residents of the island also prepared sweet potato- and bread pudding pies. These pies would be served to visitors during the Christmas season with Guava-berry or Lime Punch.
Fete de la Cuisine wants to revive this tradition and encourages young and old, from the Dutch as well as the French side to get engaged in making these drinks and pies in order to keep this cultural aspect alive. Professional bakers can also participate.
As such, Fete de La Cuisine will be having a traditional beverages competition consisting of Guavaberry, Lime Punch, and Sorrel. The baking section will consist of Sweet Potato pudding, Bread Pudding, and Carrot Cake.
Entry requirements for the Guavaberry, Lime Punch, and Sorrel competition are:
1. Participants must submit their homemade Guavaberry, Lime Punch, and/or Sorrel in a clear, 2 liter, unmarked bottle. Green or other colored bottles are not allowed.
2. A cord or ribbon around tied around the neck of the bottle should have a label affixed with the participant’s name, address, and phone number.
3. All traditional beverages will remain, after judging, in the possession of the organizers. Beverages will be used for sampling at prize giving.
Entry requirements for the Potato Pudding, Bread Pudding, and Carrot Cake Competition
1. Participants must submit their Sweet Potato, Bread Pudding and/or Carrot Cake in an aluminum foil pan with a minimum size of 8 inches by 8 inches by 2 inches deep.
2. Punch a hole on the top side of the foil pan and attach a cord or ribbon with a label with the participant’s name, address, and telephone number.
3. All puddings and carrot cakes will remain, after judging, in the possession of the organizers. These will be used for sampling at the prize giving.
Participants can bring their products on Saturday, November 12, 2022, between 10:00 am and 11:00 am at the Sundial School in Philipsburg. A team of Fete de La Cuisine will be there to accept your product(s). Deliveries after 11:00 am will not be accepted.
Local culinary icons and some of the visiting chefs will be part of the judging committee. The winner of each category will receive 100 labels which he/she can place on their product as The Best of the 2022 in their field.
The announcement of the winners and prize giving ceremony will take place at 2:00 pm. All participants, their families and friends are invited to attend.
The Fete de La Cuisine provides excellence in gastronomy for foodies and to once again position, Sint Maarten as the dining capital of the Caribbean.
The Fete de La Cuisine vision is to showcase, promote, celebrate and educate culinary excellence that exceeds the industry standard while creating dynamic community engagement and building a multi-faceted epicurean center for locals and visitors, utilizing local and visiting chefs.
For additional information, contact seonfrance70@gmail.com or edward@sxm-fete.com. Visit us on Facebook at Sxm-Fete.
