Crawford Times - Summer Edition 2020 (2)

TASTE BUD BATTLE
THE WINNERS CIRCLE
SPOTLIGHT NEWS
WHAT A JOURNEY THE TASTE BUD BATTLE 2020 COMPETITION HAS BEEN!
STEP 1 It all began with online entries
where contestants had to submit an entry
dish, recipe, pictures and an optional video
in line with the theme, ‘Fruity Fun’, to
www.tastebudbattle.co.za. We received
over 250 online entries from all over
South Africa, and internationally, too.
STEP 2 From the online entries, the
Taste Bud Battle team set about selecting
125 semi-finalists who were invited to a
Taste Bud Battle Taste Test held in their
area. Our team embarked on a national
roadshow to meet the semi-finalists to
taste their entry dishes.
STEP 3 Ten finalists in each age category
were selected from the Taste Tests and
invited to Johannesburg to take part in the
Final Mystery Box Challenge.
STEP 4 The finalists took part in the Taste
Bud Battle Mystery Box Challenge and
cooked their hearts out. At the end of the
challenge, we held the awards ceremony
and prize-giving and the following
contestants walked away with top honours.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet our 2020
Taste Bud Battle winners!
PRE-PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020
Name: Lumi Marima
Age: 6 years old
Hometown: Johannesburg
This was Lumi’s first entry into the Taste Bud
Battle and what a delight she was! From the start,
Lumi showed advanced kitchen skills and she
entertained us with her outgoing personality, too.
Lumi’s Pumpkin Pancakes with Pecan Nut and
Caramel Sauce were by far the lightest and the
tastiest of the final dishes in her age category.
JUNIOR PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020
Name: Matthew Scholtz
Age: 10 years old
Hometown: Durban North
This is Matthew’s second year
entering the Taste Bud Battle. In
2019, he made it through to the Semi-Finals.
This year, however, Matthew returned to take the
competition on again. Better prepared and ready to
rule, Matthew walked away with the title!
A deserved winner indeed!
SENIOR PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR
2020
Name: Carleigh Palmer
Age: 13 years old
Hometown: Johannesburg
This is Carleigh’s second time entering the
Taste Bud Battle. In the Mystery Box final cookoff,
Carleigh encountered a problem when her
pumpkin pie filler seemed too watery.
She attempted to thicken it up with corn
starch but remained concerned. To Carleigh’s
surprise, the judges scored her pie most
flavourful, light and fluffy!
SENIOR OR HIGH SCHOOL CHEF OF
THE YEAR 2020
Name: Jenna van der Pool
Age: 19 years old
Hometown: Cape Town
NORTH COAST
PUPIL
Jenna’s passion lies in baking and
her watermelon entry cake was a
triumph at the Cape Town Taste Test.
She was nervous when she arrived
in Johannesburg for the Mystery Box
Challenge because she realised the
challenge was a cooking and not a
baking challenge. But her general
understanding of food helped her
create the perfect homemade pasta
with butternut and sage sauce.
She’s a cooking baker!