Three-day cooking workshop was conducted by Department of Hotel Management (DHM) under the Global Open University, Nagaland (GOUN) from October 24 to 26 as part of the Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) by inviting the Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA), Sumi Baptist Church, Diphupar and Chang Baptist Church Dimapur.
In the workshop, faculty-in-charge DHM Alemjungla, informed that the workshop was initiated to create awareness and educate the public about the hotel (hospitality) industry. She stated that Naga society was not well aware of the hotel management courses and the opportunities that avail in the hotel industry.
Faculty member DHM chef, Bendang Imsong, stressed on the role that as a faculty in the department, “It is important to share the knowledge in the society.” He added, as part of the CSR, the department took this initiative to organize this workshop.
Faculty member DHM chef, Ajit Wahlang emphasized on the importance of food safety and hygiene practices in the kitchen. “Proper hygiene is very important when it comes to food preparation, if we are not careful, it can result in food poisoning and cause various other diseases”. He also added that one has to be creative with the leftover food; new dishes can be made from the leftovers.
The workshop covered on how to clean and store the ingredients while preparing various food items with right temperature and timing. The participants were also informed on different methods of food processing and cooking.