Another one of our own is off to compete with the best in the World!

Samantha Nyce of Gitwinksihlkw will be competing at the International Exhibition of Culinary Arts 2012, hosted in Eurfurt, Germany starting on October 6th. This prestigious competition is a tremendous opportunity for Samantha to showcase her skills. Two other aboriginal Canadians will also be competing.

The International Culinary Exhibition, well-known to chefs around the world as the “World Culinary Olympics”, was carried out for the first time in 1900. This professional competition which takes place every four years will be entered by 45 nations from all over the world. Samantha mentioned there will be 1,600 chefs in competition for the Olympic glory — with judges from all over the world. It will be a 10 hour flight to Eurfurt, and she will be in Germany for eight days.

Samantha is planning a five-course festive meal.

“I want to showcase authentic aboriginal cuisine, so I will be showcasing Nisga’a cuisine with ingredients such as oolichan, lava berry, soap berry, pine mushrooms, herring eggs, seaweed” she said.

Her other aboriginal colleagues will be preparing tapas and a cold platter of aboriginal cuisine.

2012 marks an important step forward for aboriginal people in this event. In 2008, the aboriginal culinary team attended the event in support of Team Canada. But this time, Samantha will be participating as a member of  Team Canada ‚Äî as individual participants.

Samantha expressed her deepest thanks to her family and supporters. She also thanked NLG, WWNI and the Elders Terrace Nisga’a Society who all provided donations to support her trip.

“I’m very proud to be going to represent the Nisga’a people and aboriginal people in Canada,” stated Samantha.

Congratulations Samantha, good luck, and bon appétit!