Today we kicked off our day with cooking classes at UTM! I
t was a nice change of pace from being served delicious food to actually cooking it. I think I can speak for most college students and say our cooking skills are not the best. It should be noted that in Malaysia, agricultural education courses are referred to as “Life SkillsTo have a recipe in hand instead of ramen is a win! We divided into two groups, rinsed our hands, and we were off to cooking! We cooked the following:
t was a nice change of pace from being served delicious food to actually cooking it. I think I can speak for most college students and say our cooking skills are not the best. It should be noted that in Malaysia, agricultural education courses are referred to as “Life SkillsTo have a recipe in hand instead of ramen is a win! We divided into two groups, rinsed our hands, and we were off to cooking! We cooked the following:
Menu A:
- Appetizer- Fried Wanton,
- Main Course- Grilled Chicken Mandhi served with Rice, Salsa Sauce and Salata Salad,
- Dessert Sagu Pudding, and a
- Drink- Manggo Lassi.
Menu B (prepared by the best group):
- Appetizer- Tau Pok Bersarak,
- Main Course- Yang Chow Fried Rice,
- Dessert- Lychee Peach Cocktail Pudding, and a
- Drink- Sirap Selassih.
I still can’t pronounce half of these names but what I can tell you is that they were wicked good! Though the Sirap Selassih is questionable and reminds me of little microbes so not for me fam, but the rest is good. A fun fact about the UTM Resturant is that they are self-sustain. They raise the majority of their money by selling the meals they cook to students on campus! So if you need a recommendation let me know!
After being well fed our next was to Kota Tinggi Waterfalls Resort! Who knew chasing waterfalls would be so much fun (sorry TLC)! It was about a two-h
our ride up north, but it quickly passed with our jamming out sessions, with yours truly on aux. The waterfall was pretty cool but where we had the most fun was on the giant water slide! I’ve received a couple of bruises traveling down, but it was well worth it. We had a failed attempt to make a train down the slide, we ended up just getting stuck and scooting ourselves down. It was quite the site to see enough to have the locals watch and film us.
our ride up north, but it quickly passed with our jamming out sessions, with yours truly on aux. The waterfall was pretty cool but where we had the most fun was on the giant water slide! I’ve received a couple of bruises traveling down, but it was well worth it. We had a failed attempt to make a train down the slide, we ended up just getting stuck and scooting ourselves down. It was quite the site to see enough to have the locals watch and film us.
To end the night we had ourselves a pizza party! We taught our Malaysian friends some classic American dances like the cotton eye joe and the chacha slide. Today was full of food and laughs, not a wrong way to spend a day. Until next time!
Manny Catala (@MCatala35) is a preservice agricultural education candidate (#psuaged19) at The Pennsylvania State University (@TeachAgPSU).
