Roux the secret to winning chowder at fest in Maple Ridge
June 5, 2022
A halibut and prawn chowder took first place at the school district’s secondary school annual Chowder Competition.
Garibaldi Secondary School students Megan Tan, Grade 12, and Mason Timmins, Grade 12, were the creators of the winning chowder
What they did, explained Megan, was look through other chowder recipes, took the ideas that they liked, changed the ratios, and added different ingredients.
“We just added our own spices and everything go it but we took a lot of inspiration from different recipes,” added Mason.
This was the first competition held in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and around 30 students took part on 13 teams representing four high schools in the community, and coming from outside the district as well, including Langley and Abbotsford.
The competition was hosted by Garibaldi Secondary School and has been taking place for more than a decade.
Megan and Mason believe it was their roux made from flour and butter that pushed them into top spot.
They both enjoyed the competition.
“It was a lot of fun,” said Mason. “We got to meet new people and cook food that we weren’t, like, familiar with.”
This was only the second chowder the first-time entrants to the competition ever made. The first one was a practise run a couple of weeks beforehand.
Second place winners were Grade 12 Thomas Haney student Kaela Brandson, and Erin Fukuda. They created a miso tuna chowder.
Source: Maple Ridge News
