Ms. Sujenya was selected from more than 110 contestants — including three 75-year-old Coimbatore natives and two Class I students of the city — in the culinary competition. Ms. Sujenya, a home cook, made 16 dishes, including masala idli, millet paniyaram, Kodo millet (varagu arisi) pongal and Tirunelveli Sodhi. The judges included executive chef of Gokulam Park, Coimbatore, Jegan Rajakumar, Vivanta Coimbatore executive chef Sarat Chandra Banerji, and Gokulam Park, Coimbatore, corporate executive C. Arul Selvan. “The highlight of ‘Our State Our Taste’ in Coimbatore is the participation of school children,” he said. The final round of The Hindu’s ‘Our State Our Taste’ Season 4 will be held on December 16 in Chennai.

Source: The Hindu September 04, 2023 03:17 UTC