A Taste of Success in Regional Culinary Competition
Afterschool Team
December 18, 2025
TAR UMT’s Hospitality Management students impressed judges at Culinaire Malaysia 2025, a prestigious culinary competition held as part of the Food & Hospitality Malaysia exhibition, where they demonstrated their expertise by winning several awards in various cooking categories.
TAR UMT students achieved significant recognition at Culinaire Malaysia 2025, earning a Silver for a duck dish, two Bronze medals in salmon and chicken categories, and a Certificate award in lamb.
The competition, held during the Food & Hospitality Malaysia event, showcased the culinary talents of students from various universities, hotels, and restaurants.
Culinaire Malaysia 2025 had a taste of the high-quality culinary talent produced by TAR UMT after four hospitality management students stood out in the premier culinary competition held from 23 – 26 September 2025.
Hawa Ikhwanisa binti Jurrizal led the charge after her duck dish won the Bachelor of Hospitality Management (Hons) student a Silver award. Chan Ruey Nie, also from the Bachelor of Hospitality Management (Hons) programme, won a Bronze award in the salmon category.
Diploma in Hotel Management student Yip Hui Ciing also took home a Bronze award (chicken category), while Nouh Benhadria bin Habib Benhadria, also from the Diploma in Hotel Management programme, won the Certificate award (lamb category).
Organised as part of the Food & Hospitality Malaysia 2025, Malaysia’s largest food and hospitality exhibition, Culinaire Malaysia is a biennial culinary competition that gathers participants from universities, hotels, and restaurants, both local and abroad.
(From left) Hui Ciing and Nouh Benhadria.
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