烹饪学生创造中西部的味道

Emilie Jenson, Public Information Office
5/6/2024

爱荷华中央烹饪艺术项目的学生有机会在今年的最后一次公共活动中发挥创意。

Six teams of students paired up to create their own versions of classic Midwest fare for the program’s “Tast of the Midwest” event on May 4 at Willow Ridge.

Featuring different stations including “Swine and Dine,” “BBQ Shack,” “Los Pollos Hermanos,” “Be Our Guest,” Bayou Bites,” and “Blossom Bakery,” students offered up their versions of sweet and savory favorites with a twist.

诺亚·查皮恩（Noah Champion）和海登·希特利（Hayden heathley）创造了熟悉的卡津人最爱，并结合了爱荷华州的支柱：玉米。

“I wanted to a Mardi Gras type theme,” said Champion. “I was born in Louisiana and my dad is a Cajun chef in Wisconsin, so we are taking those flavors and bringing them into Iowa a little.”

Champion and Heatley’s “Bayou Bites” station featured jambalaya over corn bread, fried crab with corn puree, Cajun salmon with maple bourbon glaze and a mixed fruit creole salad.

“We have corn puree and cornbread,” said Heatley. “Everyone loves corn around here, so we chose a blend of Midwest with some Cajun favorites and fused them together.”

希特利说，经过一些试验和错误，玉米和卡津香料相互恭维。

“The spices with the corn and cream really balanced each other out well,” he said.

“We’ve been prepping for two weeks, trying different combinations until we got it just right,” said Champion.

The work and preparation paid off for Champion and Heatley as they received the people’s choice for best food of the day.

考伊·休贝克和杰克逊·哈里斯选择了烧烤主题，有牛肉滑块、菠萝芥末酱熏小排骨、烟熏豪达通心粉和奶酪、玉米排骨和辣味蛋黄酱。

“We have a thing for barbecue foods,” said Hugeback. “There’s so much you can do with it, but we came up with some pretty cool ideas; did some experimenting before to learn what works well together and spent the week preparing.”

瓦莱里娅·孔特雷拉斯（Valeria Contreras）是为这次活动制作甜点的团队成员之一。 She prepared cinnamon roll cookies, brownie cookies with chocolate ganache, bagels with a variety of cream cheeses and a non-alcohol strawberry daiquiri to add some sweet to the day’s menu.

“In Iowa, cinnamon rolls and brownies seem to be popular desserts,” said Contreras. “And people love soft cookies, so I incorporated them together.”

利瓦伊·霍尔姆为他们的面包房主题站准备了自制的面包和精选的调味黄油和油。

“We tried out a few different recipes for butters and went with what tasted the best,” Holm said. “It’s been fun to incorporate all these different tastes and ingredients.”

Everyone is creating their own ideas with their own recipes,” said Michael Hirst, Iowa Central Culinary Arts program coordinator. “It’s one time a year that they really get to do their own thing.”

“They’re taking every day basic foods and elevating them to the next level,” said Geoffrey Phillipson, Culinary Arts instructor. “Our students are creating something unique for Fort Dodge.”

大约185人参加了这次活动，其中包括六个品酒站，特色鸡尾酒和爱荷华州葡萄酒，波旁威士忌和精酿啤酒的样品。