By Lee Shaw Wei & Noor Syahhira Hady
KUCHING: The ‘Forage@The Hills’ food festival’s ‘Aglio-Olio Eating Contest’ was a success as it received a warm reception in the midst of our transition into endemic phase.
To win the contest, the participants had to be the fastest among the competitors to finish the plate of ‘aglio-olio’ and a cup of ‘bandung’ provided before shouting ‘OOO-HAA’.
Minhajul Hossain Moyeen, 22, a Bangladeshi student undertaking the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Robotics and Mechatronics, came out on top among the 10 participants who signed up for the eating contest.
He thanked The Hills Kuching for hosting this festival and could not hide his excitement after winning the grand prize, which is two vouchers for a buffet dinner at Pullman Kuching Hotel.
“The ‘aglio-olio’ was really good and I enjoyed eating it even though I have to eat it really fast in order to win.
“I would like to thank The Hills for hosting the event and I will enjoy the buffet with these vouchers,” he said.
The ‘Forage@The Hills’ event was held from July 22-24 in conjunction with the closing ceremony of the Sarawak Gastronomy (SAGO) Incubator 2022
This event is a celebration of Kuching being recognised as the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy and it showcased food and beverage selections by SAGO’s food-preneurs including new food innovations boasting a diversity of local flavour.
FORAGE @ The Hills is organised by The Hills, WAT Sarawak and Retrospective Discovery in collaboration with the Culinary Heritage and Arts Society Sarawak (CHASS), and supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, TEGAS Digital Village, Supreme Group, Pullman Kuching, Green Buddy, Kedey Kamek, SEDC, foodpanda, Suara Sarawak and New Sarawak Tribune.
