Representatives of the Department of Education, from Unifran’s Nutrition and Gastronomy courses and student Mariana Silva Machado, from the 4th year of EMEB Olívia Corrêa Costa, were the judges and tasted the dishes
Friday evening, the 27th, was filled with emotion, joy and creativity in the final of the ‘Sabor da Educação’ competition, promoted by the Department of Education, in collaboration with the University of Franca. The award ceremony took place at the University Theatre. The three finalist teams presented their dishes, which were put to a vote.
Representatives of the Department of Education, from Unifran’s Nutrition and Gastronomy courses and student Mariana Silva Machado, from the 4th year of EMEB Olívia Corrêa Costa, were the judges and tasted the dishes.
The winner was ‘Salpique Mineiro’, recipe by chefs Renata de Paula Cubero Santos (EMEB César Augusto), Edilaine do Nascimento Oliveira (EMEB Fausto Alexandre), Angélica Carrijo (EE Homero Alves), Sirlei da Silva (EE Adelina Pasquino) and by Nutrition student, Letícia Lucas Natal. Each of the cooks won a Smart TV, which will be delivered by the Department of Education in the next few days.
The 2nd place, with the ‘Mineirinho’ dish, won a smartphone each and the team, which was in 3rd place, received a certificate of participation, with the ‘Creative Creamy Chicken’ dish. All recipes will be part of the 1st Book of Recipes for School Meals in Franca and the winning dishes will be incorporated into the school meals of the public education network.
Márcia Gatti, Secretary of Education, emphasized the importance of school cooks and the care with which they prepare meals for students every day. She pointed out that the goal is to increasingly appreciate the work of these professionals. “Our mayor Alexandre Ferreira proposed the creation of this competition and the team at the Department of Education embraced the idea. It was the first of many competitions to come,” he said.
Check out the list of winners and schools where they work:
1st place – Salpique Mineiro:
Nutrition student – Letícia Lucas Natal
Merendeira of EMEB César Augusto – Renata de Paula Cubero Santos
Merendeira of EMEB Fausto Alexandre – Edilaine do Nascimento Oliveira
Merendeira of the EE Homero Alves – Angélica Carrijo
School lunch lady Adelina Pasquino – Sirlei da Silva
2nd place – Mineirinho:
Nutrition student – Helida Márcia Almeida dos Santos
School lunch lady Roberto Scarabucci – Rosimeire Cristina Peixoto
Merendeira of the EE Barão da Franca – Luciana Cristina Borges Porto
School cook Suely Machado – Eduvirgem Braga Ortencio Silva (Duda)
3rd Place – Creative Creamy Chicken:
Nutrition student – Daiane Aparecida Costa Alves
Merendeira of EMEB Dorotea Paulino – Cirene Carlos Caetano
School lunch lady Carmem Munhoz – Clarissa Cristina da Silva
Merendeira of EE Orlik Luz – Paula Jacqueline da Silva Marcelo