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Two former students of the College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management (CoCAHM) reportedly earned promotions in the United States after making mayonnaise from scratch during a shortage at their workplace.
Two former students of the College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management (CoCAHM) reportedly earned promotions in the United States after making mayonnaise from scratch during a shortage at their workplace.
Mrs. Evelyn Addo-Boye, founder of the institution, recounted the story during an interview with Kafui Dey.
According to her, the graduates were working in a kitchen abroad when they discovered that supplies of mayonnaise had run out.
Rather than wait for a new shipment, the two men used skills learned at school to prepare fresh mayonnaise using eggs, vinegar, oil, mustard and seasoning.
Mrs. Addo-Boye said the students invited the executive chef to taste the product.
“The man tasted it. ‘It’s beautiful. It tastes good. It’s mayonnaise. Where did you get it?’” she recalled.
The graduates then explained that they had made it themselves.
“You mean you can make mayonnaise?” the executive chef reportedly asked.
Mrs. Addo-Boye said the incident led to the two men receiving immediate promotions.
The culinary educator said the story highlights the importance of practical skills and understanding the basics of food preparation.
“We do things in Africa,” she said. “If you don’t get to the basics of it, no, no, no.”
The founder noted that practical training remains central to CoCAHM’s philosophy more than five decades after the school was established.
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