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Chettinad flavour wafts at cooking contest
The Hindu
Gomathi adjudged winner of preliminary round held in Karaikudi
R.M. Gomathi was adjudged winner of the third edition of The Hindu ‘Our State Our Taste’ in the preliminary round held at Golden Singar Hotel in Karaikudi on Saturday. Her recipes were based on Chettinad cuisine.
The participants presented a minimum of two dishes of which one represented the flavour of Tamil Nadu with Namba Ooru Namba Savorit Pasta. Chef K. Damodaran was the judge for the event. R. Nithya was the first runner-up and S. Sasmitha Afrin the second runner-up.
Kumaran Agencies Managing Director (Vidiem dealer) S. Manivannan, Savorit and Naga distributor P. Vadivel Murugan, Madhuram Rice Area Sales Manager T. Pandiyarajan, Sri Ganesh Agencies’ (RKG Ghee distributor) S. Sukarnan, New Barani Agencies’ (RKG Ghee distributor) K. Rajesh and Kaleesuwari Refinery Regional Sales Manager M. Peter were present.
Vidiem Kitchen Appliances is the title sponsor of the contest. The event is hosted by The Hindu. The contest is powered by Savorit and Madhuram Rice in association with RKG Ghee and Cardia Advanced Groundnut Oil. LG Asafoetida is the asafoetida partner and Naga Food is the associate partner.
Divinity partner is ITC Mangaldeep and Spices partner is Everest Masala. The banking partner is Karur Vysya Bank, the magazine partner is Aval Vikatan, the media partner is Hindu Tamil Thisai. GEC Partner is Kalaignar TV, News channel partner is Kalaignar Seidhigal and luxury car partner is Volkswagen.