Stirring Up Success: A Hands-On Cooking Demo at UWS

Hannah Hutton | hhutton1@uswuper.edu

The World Student Association hosted a cooking event, on Nov. 16, at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church, allowing students and staff to try popular cuisines from different countries. They enjoyed dishes from Japan, Ethiopia, Spain, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, South Korea, the United States, and Mexico, as well as the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe.

World Students Association group photo at University of Wisconsin-Superior. They are enjoying dessert together. | Photo by Maelle Rihouey.

Oreoluwa Sofolahan, the vice president of WSA, said, “WSA is a student org that is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion on campus and celebrating the diverse areas of cultures, ethnicities, races, you name it, that we have at UW-Superior. So that’s what today is all about, that’s what all cooking demo is about. Just showcasing all the good food we have around the world and sharing it with our friends and our family.”

There were three rounds of two to four dishes. The first round had Japanese curry made by Hina Matsui and Reina Kitamura. Chechebsa from Ethiopia made by Monet Gelan, and the two South Korean dishes kimchi fried rice made by Seoyeon Jang, Raquel Lee, and Marin Han, and kimbap made by Miu Kawashima, Hyegyung Han, and Mingyu Kim.

World Student Association introducing the cooking demo event and what will be served to guests. Photo by Hannah Hutton | The Promethean

The second round was a Spanish omelet made by Jan Caceres Saez and Marcos David Labella Parrilla. Potato samosas from Kyrgyzstan made by Binazir (Bika) Sherbekova. Oreoluwa Sofolahan, Ester Ipaye, and Chiagoize (Gift) Uchegbu made pounded yam and egusi soup from Nigeria.

The third round featured a wild rice dessert, a traditional dish in Ojibwe culture made by Sami Krisik, and a Snicker apple salad from the United States created by Sarah Lane. There was also supposed to be a Tres Leches cake, but instead, Karen Valdez made horchata (a drink) with the same flavor as the cake.

At the end of the event, they sold a cookbook with the recipes of the dishes served, allowing people to recreate their favorites from the event and raise funds. To learn more about the World Student Association, check out their Facebook page, and be sure to watch out for more events!