FHTM Student Jacky Ng Won the Champion in the Open Category of “MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest”

2022/04/25

The award ceremony of the “MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest” was held by MGM on April 23, 2022. The culinary teaching team led the year 2 BFBM student Ng, Hang Kit, Jacky from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management of MUST and won the champion of the open category with his Macanese dishes “Arroz de Marisco” and “Galinha à Portuguesa”. The faculty is truly proud of him and congratulate him on his achievement.

Jacky Ng with Dean Goh and Teachers

As a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, Macau is flaunting its expertise in Macanese delicacies-a modern fusion of Portuguese and local Chinese dishes. To preserve such a culinary legacy, MGM hosted the “MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest”, with the aim of discovering and championing local talented chefs. The trials were held from February 19 to 20 and there were 30 candidates. After the trials, 16 candidates successfully advanced to the final on March 19. The candidates must make the Macanese dishes according to the requirements within the designated time of multiple rounds of competitions. After several rounds of fierce competition, Jacky stood out and won the “Champion” award in the open category.

“Arroz de Marisco”

Galinha à Portuguesa

This competition is also the first time that Jacky has represented the university in a large-scale competition and achieved excellent results. After the competition, Jacky said that this opportunity gave him a deeper understanding of Macanese cuisine, and he sincerely thanked the teachers, faculty and university for their cultivation and support.