Culture Exchange around Dessert

The SPC “Food and Culture at Venetian Hotel”, held on March 1, attracted 30-plus students to join. This most well-received event of the year of the College, jointly organized by SPC and Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, was in its third year, aimed at exposing students to food culture around the world. Different from the previous two years, this year’s students were asked to prepare desserts, rather than cuisines on the dining table.
Besides teaching SPC students the unique culinary style and presentation, the executive chefs from 4 different nations — Portuguese, American, Italian and French — shared with SPC students the cultural background and emphasis of the most favored dessert of their nation.
SPC students in four groups of eight each – all in chef’s apron and hat – were rotated to learn how to prepare and decorate one dessert at a time for four rounds of competition, with the winning team given a bag of souvenirs and a free dinner at Parisian Hotel. The most attractive part of the event took place when all participating students were given a buffet of all prepared desserts.
In addition, senior management personnel of the Hotel also joined the event and shared with SPC students the career opportunities in the hotel and tourist industry in Macau, making this event meaningful in cultural exchange and relevant in career development.

 

甜品帶動文化交流

紹邦書院于3月1日在澳門威尼斯人酒店舉辦的“美食與文化”活動吸引了超過30名學生參與。該活動由紹邦書院和威尼斯人酒店聯合舉辦,旨在幫助同學們了解全球飲食文化。它已是第三年舉行,并成為書院最受歡迎的活動之一。但與前兩年不同的是,今年參與的學生被安排製作甜品。
在活動中,來自葡萄牙、美國、意大利和法國的四位廚師長不僅傳授給同學們獨特的烹飪技巧,還介紹了該國知名甜品的文化背景和象征意義。紹邦書院的同學們則被分為四組,每組八人,個個穿戴上廚師的工作服和帽子,然後輪流學習如何製作、裝飾甜品。經過四輪競賽,優勝的團隊獲得了精美的紀念品和巴黎人酒店的一頓免費晚餐。而同學們最開心的時刻,則是在賽後可以自由享用當天製作出的甜品。

威尼斯人酒店的高層管理人員也參與了此次活動,并向同學們介紹了澳門的旅遊業和酒店的工作機會。這更賦予了本次活動在文化交流和職業發展方面的意義。


Students learning cooking skills from chef

同學們跟廚師學習烹飪技巧


Students preparing desserts

同學們親手製作甜品


Students showing their achievement

同學們展示自己的成果


Group photo taking

大合照