Monthly Archives: November 2015
Global Competitions for Myanmar Chefs & Pastry Chefs can challenge the culinary World in 20016
Dear Chefs & Pastry Chefs,
Dear GMs, F&B M , HRM and supporter of MCA,
Many greetings from MCA Myanmar Chefs Association since 1996 ,a WACS member since 1999, we are building up the training and capacity
trainings for the Myanmar Culinary Hospitality industry and vocational training to young Myanmar.
2015 saw already so great Awards won by Myanmar Chefs so clear to say with more discipline at the job and pre arrangements we and Myanmar
Chefs would have won several more Awards and even whole events.
Please see below the 2016 culinary global events which also highlights the WACS Congress in Greece and the Culinary Olympics in Germany.
Some events and chef team s we can already support and finance by MCA & Y-MCA educational fund,- others need to be found or self financed.
Not to forget the 1. to 3. June 2016 MCAC Committee member to register from now until 15. January 2016 for first .
Contact : angel@myanmar.com.mm /// 01 501123
The annual Charity Dinner is planned on 30. or 31.5.2016 venue not decided so it could be with Novotel as brain stormed last time…
Feel free to contact me for any info you need to the below events, — looking today already to a fruitful culinary year 2016 for all Myanmar Chefs
well supported by the managements and F&B as well our all best industry supplier and global brands without their support this would all not be possible.
See below all events, yours
Oliver E Soe Thet MCA Ngapali Beach , Rakhine State 20.11.2015
2016 – Culinary Global Events for Myanmar Chefs & Pastry Chefs,
Feb 21st – 25th Dubai UAE Emirates Salon Culinaire / Gulf Food Continental
Visit Herman Feigl
March 3rd – 5th Bali / Indonesia FHT – Bali Salon Culinaire National
April 12-15 April Singapore Food and Hotel Asia International
11 MCA Chefs in 14 Classes registered and confirmed ( MCA & Y-MCA education sponsor )
April 12-15 April Singapore Asian Pastry Cup Regional
April 12-15 April Singapore Bocuse d’or Asia Regional
We could try with F&B M Ricardo Lujan and Michel Meca s experience in Bocuse D`or for a Myanmar Team
Need quick follow up
May 25th – 29th May Bangkok Thailand Ultimate Chefs Challenge 2016 Continental
Who would try again the Mekong River Challenge 2016, team of three chefs ??? ( MCA sponsor )
June 1st to 3rd June Yangon, Myanmar 3rd Myanmar Culinary Arts Competition 2016 ( MCAC 2016 ) National Oliver E Soe Thet angel@myanmar.com.mm
Need to register now as classes are getting fully booked
June TBA Singapore Asia Top Young Chef Regional Elvin Chew Elvin Chew
September 7th – 10th Sept Bangkok Food Hotel Thailand 2016 Continental
September 24th – 27th Thessaloniki Greece World Congress / Final of Global Chef, Hans Bueschkens and Global Pastry Chef Global
Interested Chefs to follow ( own expenses )
October 21st-23rd Oct Phnom Penh- Cambodia Camfood-Camhotel 2016 Continental
October 22nd – 25th Oct Erfurt Germany IKA Culinary Olympics Global
Myanmar Chefs team registered, some more members needed Chef Roshan training at Sule Shangrila Yangon
Contact Chef Shwe Moe Tha for more information: Shwe Moe Tha< shwemoetha@gmail.com >;
December 3rd-6th Dec Siem Reap-Cambodia Siem Reap Wok National
Myanmar Chefs Association within WACS for Education and Vocational Training of young Myanmar,
Thandwe Rural – ENT Ear Charity Operations through Myanmar Chefs Association , MCA – WCWB arrangements ….
ENT 412 patients in 10 days Final Results of ENT Exchange of Knowledge Myanmar – Germany, in Rakhine State
Thandwe District Hospital : 31.10. to 5.11. & 12.11.2015
– 202 Out patients treated ambulant at new ENT Screening Center
– 22 Patients operated
– 5 Major cases with 3 live saving cases by children
– 3 potential children for Cochlea Implant ( 7500 $ US a unit )
– Many Stapes operations where the patients within a week can all of a sudden hear again
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Sittwe State Hospital : 5.11. to 11.11.2015
– 163 Out patients treated ambulant at new ENT Screening Center
– 25 Patients operated
– 7 Major cases with 4 live saving cases by children
– Many Stapes operations where the patients within a week can all of a sudden hear again
Possible all and with much thanks to the financial and logistical support of:
Interplast Munich, Stiftung Life, German Lufthansa Hamburg, Mercy Fund Germany, Angel Travel & Tours, Laguna Lodge – ECO Hotel, Myanmar Chefs Association, EAGEL Donors Germany, Spiggle & Theiss, Kurz ENT Implants, Union & Rakhine State Ministry of Health,- Prime Minister & Government of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Special Thanks to Dr Soe Tun Aung Rakhine Hospital s MS, Dr Thaung Hlaing – Rakhine Public Health, Dr Kyaw Khaing Win – Sittwe ENT and team.
From Last weeks report here an update from Sittwe ENT charity operation and training between Myanmar and German ENT specialists.
Dr Kyaw Khaing Win – ENT stationed Dr in Sittwe arranged best with his assistant and the whole ENT ward on the supervision of the Sittwe Hospital MS. All first screened patients waited at the station and from Airport direct the German ENT team arrived at the Hospital and during screening case by a by case of 53 patients the next days operation plan was done with 6 to 10 operations a day. 6.11. first operations were done while 7. & 8.11. Election day in Myanmar the team spent time in Sittwe outskirts for rural area ENT screenings and early child deafness discovery.
Monday and Tuesday had full day operations and Wednesday back to Thandwe for post operational check up of the past weeks operated patients. 19 patients came as well again 32 new out patients were all treated.
The Lufthansa Hamburg donated ENT screening station cleaned and locked for the finally Myanmar ENT Dr to arrive or the next years new mission of EAGLE Germany ENT Dr Biesinger from Traunstein and ENT , Anesthetic and Nurse team all volunteer working ….
Thank you to all involved all best donors for the new operational drill. microscope ENT equipment which makes the team independent as well a new ENT Dr for all Thandwe and South Rakhine ( 1 million people without ENT Dr ) able to work at all.
Ngapali – Sittwe Rakhine State, Rural Area Myanmar, 13.11.2015
With the support of World Chefs Without Borders and EAGLE, under the permits of the Union Ministry of Health Myanmar and the full support of Rakhine Prime Minister U Maung Maung Ohn the third time MCA-WCWB could perform ENT Free Ear Operation to the poor people ,,– Thandwe and Southern Rakhine where over 1 million people are still without any ear Dr…. A budget is there the posting is still missing by the Ministry of Health, — the demand and patient are many….
See the small boy of 12 years at the pictures would have lived only two more years if lucky as he had a Cholesteatom which over the time would have goe to the head bone and brain and the boy would have died of an Abscess in the Brain… A still commend but not needed death for children in Myanmar where there is no treatment and screening for ear defects possible… as in most rural area.
EAGLE German ENT team operated again 22 patients in Thandwe and many again registered for the next mission in 6 month. there were around 80 out patients treated in the 4 days medical ENT mission in Thandwe alone — the amount of patients which came to see the Drs was growing until the last day yesterday – which is a clear indicator that Thandwe District needs urgent urgent a Myanmar ENT Dr stationed there . And it proves that the general surgeon Dr Kyaw Aye from Thandwe which mentioned in October 2014 to us – we do not need ENT Drs in Thandwe, that he was not only wrong but also questioned by him self for what he gave the medical Drs oath ????? As he mentioned this in front of us.
Most Thank you we all have to say to new Thandwe Hospital Dr Myo Zaw, – which ensured at any time that the German – Myanmar ENT team had best work conditions , sufficient staff from Nurses and OP support, the new Myanmar Anesthetic Dr also a best medical Dr with great cooperation and best English speaking abilities,— it is good that the Thandwe Hospital transforms to a place where people get help from motivated and responsible people.
The boy was lucky as Lufthansa Germany, Dr Exner and team arranged the screening ENT station as donation to Thandwe through MCA & WCWB in 2014 – German Mercy Fund covered the cost of the equipment shipment to Myanmar. EAGLE German volunteer ENT Drs and Anesthetic Drs around Dr Christian Heiden and team leader Dr Eberhard Biesinger performed many times in Myanmar including the establishment of Ear Micro Chips Cochlea Implants first time , training in Europe Myanmar ENT Drs for such operations and now concentrating on Rural area ENT development and training, transfer of knowledge.
The girl seen with her sad mother needs a Cochlea Implant otherwise she will never hear and than not develop speech the mother was in tears as this cost around 7500 $ US , we are happy for any donation in this direction….ever 1 $ US brings her closer to the goal. A person which can not hear will cost money the whole live,—- a person which can made hearing will earn money the whole live as Dr Biesinger always says.
Many thanks to the Union Ministry of Health in Myanmar for all best arrangements and permit in best cooperation , the ENT team will move today to Sittwe State Hospital where Myanmar ENT Dr Kyaw Khaing Win waits already with 50 more patients to be operated some emergency by the Myanmar – German ENT team. The mission was sponsored by Laguna Lodge – ECO Hotel and Angel Travel & Tours Co Ltd.
Thanks to all medical equipment donors from Germany, more after Sittwe mission is concluded on 11.11.2015
Oliver E Soe Thet
President Myanmar Chefs Association
Global Board Member, World Chefs Without Borders
Ngapali Beach, Rakhine State Myanmar 5.11.2015
World Chefs Without Borders,- Housing Aid Myanmar Sittwe 8.11.2015
Myanmar Chefs Association Housing Aid, Flooding 2015 on the way as planned
1.) In Rakhine State Shwe Tun Phyu village more than 25 families lost their houses due to the July 2015 heavy flood,- where 19 families also lost their land at river banks all washed away overnight all became refugees.. MCA – WCWB initiated within the all over flood aid Myanmar the housing aid next to 5 houses at the Delta MCA aid village groups in Hinthadar and Zalon.
– 5 families with own land could get direct their first installments for first ” Frame ” building and than further after an evidence picture was sent to the MCA Office,- than next payment for roofing followed and last was walls cover material payment and a ready house picture. All initiated when all Yangon MCA Chefs were in Rakhine at the Lay Myo River on 11.9. & 12.9.2015.
– the rest 20 families needed to apply for low cost land from the Rakhine Government, – 350 $ US for a 40 x 60 feet plot, as the Government for good reason does not let anyone build near the river anymore. This step took time ,– so on 7.11.2015 MCA Chefs could get back to Shwe Tun Phyu village and hand over the first step to the remaining families. Some applied for new low cost land others joined now in to relatives land and build the houses there.
– Many individual Chefs of WCWB – WACS, as Tony Khoo and many others , as well Chefs Associations of WACS donated money direct for the housing fund like the Canadian Culinary Federation – Toronto Branch and more so funds for 35 houses came at present together. Mr Gunter Kreft tour operator from Germany just collected from his tour group and Laguna Lodge Ngapali guests just at Breakfast , 900 Euro for more houses ( see hand over picture ) – so we started a further assessment to support more families with houses. 3 houses were already built at Delta region , so here also with delay as the flood came back twice and building was not possible.
We give the fund s only in installments o avoid that the money is miss used for maybe also at present urgent items for the families – so for the long term aid the houses are the best solution….
Present Status of WCWB – MCA housing project:
– 5 Houses are ready and families back on track
– 1 House is with first step means roofing gets on the way now
– 19 houses start now with building after land issues were cleared with Government
We are able in some weeks also to supply each family with a Solar Lamp for light at night…..
with best greetings and until very soon with more news , yours
Oliver E Soe Thet
President Myanmar Chefs Association ,
Global Board WCWB Sittwe, Rakhine
State Myanmar 9.11.2015
Thandwe Rural – ENT Ear Charity Operations through Myanmar Chefs Association , MCA – WCWB arrangements ….
With the support of World Chefs Without Borders and EAGLE, under the permits of the Union Ministry of Health Myanmar and the full support of Rakhine Prime Minister U Maung Maung Ohn the third time MCA-WCWB could perform ENT Free Ear Operation to the poor people ,,– Thandwe and Southern Rakhine where over 1 million people are still without any ear Dr…. A budget is there the posting is still missing by the Ministry of Health, — the demand and patient are many….
See the small boy of 12 years at the pictures would have lived only two more years if lucky as he had a Cholesteatom which over the time would have goe to the head bone and brain and the boy would have died of an Abscess in the Brain… A still commend but not needed death for children in Myanmar where there is no treatment and screening for ear defects possible… as in most rural area.
EAGLE German ENT team operated again 22 patients in Thandwe and many again registered for the next mission in 6 month. there were around 80 out patients treated in the 4 days medical ENT mission in Thandwe alone — the amount of patients which came to see the Drs was growing until the last day yesterday – which is a clear indicator that Thandwe District needs urgent urgent a Myanmar ENT Dr stationed there . And it proves that the general surgeon Dr Kyaw Aye from Thandwe which mentioned in October 2014 to us – we do not need ENT Drs in Thandwe, that he was not only wrong but also questioned by him self for what he gave the medical Drs oath ????? As he mentioned this in front of us.
Most Thank you we all have to say to new Thandwe Hospital Dr Myo Zaw, – which ensured at any time that the German – Myanmar ENT team had best work conditions , sufficient staff from Nurses and OP support, the new Myanmar Anesthetic Dr also a best medical Dr with great cooperation and best English speaking abilities,— it is good that the Thandwe Hospital transforms to a place where people get help from motivated and responsible people.
The boy was lucky as Lufthansa Germany, Dr Exner and team arranged the screening ENT station as donation to Thandwe through MCA & WCWB in 2014 – German Mercy Fund covered the cost of the equipment shipment to Myanmar. EAGLE German volunteer ENT Drs and Anesthetic Drs around Dr Christian Heiden and team leader Dr Eberhard Biesinger performed many times in Myanmar including the establishment of Ear Micro Chips Cochlea Implants first time , training in Europe Myanmar ENT Drs for such operations and now concentrating on Rural area ENT development and training, transfer of knowledge.
The girl seen with her sad mother needs a Cochlea Implant otherwise she will never hear and than not develop speech the mother was in tears as this cost around 7500 $ US , we are happy for any donation in this direction….ever 1 $ US brings her closer to the goal. A person which can not hear will cost money the whole live,—- a person which can made hearing will earn money the whole live as Dr Biesinger always says.
Many thanks to the Union Ministry of Health in Myanmar for all best arrangements and permit in best cooperation , the ENT team will move today to Sittwe State Hospital where Myanmar ENT Dr Kyaw Khaing Win waits already with 50 more patients to be operated some emergency by the Myanmar – German ENT team. The mission was sponsored by Laguna Lodge – ECO Hotel and Angel Travel & Tours Co Ltd.
Thanks to all medical equipment donors from Germany, more after Sittwe mission is concluded on 11.11.2015
Oliver E Soe Thet
President Myanmar Chefs Association
Global Board Member, World Chefs Without Borders
Ngapali Beach, Rakhine State Myanmar 5.11.2015
Myanmar 2 x ,- International World Chefs Day 2015 Blind School & Street Girls – Primary Centers Yangon
23.10.2015 Yangon, Chef s Thurein, Zaw Anselem, Aghee, Kyaw Kyaw , Ye Nanda, Naing Oo,
Moe Moe Khaing did last arrangements at the MCA Office the last night. All training material
banner, Nestle Chef Hats were arranged by Ma Ei Mon from Nestle and Thu Rein Htun last week.
Two MCA familiar & partner places chosen, the Blind School of Myanmar s primary students and the Street
Girls training center Yangon, the youngsters there. Both run the MCA pastry training centers and have a first knowledge
of food, cooking and baking already.
Myanmar Chefs had chosen Banana Pancake with Tamarind Sauce and a health Organic Brown Rice
Congee for a Breakfast at Street Girls center and became a Lunch at the Blind School.
Aghee brought several of his pastry school students with him and did with the kids some Eclair , the first
round cholesterol free,,,,,,,, as the students forgot the eggs, still the here softer version was also quickly eaten.
WCWB Ambassador of Myanmar held the theory lessons on World Chefs Day 2015 , healthy food – healthy kids,
and held a talk on healthy food products, healthy way s of cooking and preserving vitamins and minerals.
Chefs Ya Nanda, Aye Nanda, Kyaw Hoe cooked the rice with the kids .
Ye Naing Oo at another room did marzipan modeling with the Girls at Thaungkyan Girls center, roses, small
puppets and the Minions. Surprise Mrs Monar from Premium Food joined the pastry training for a job change.
One Girl mentioned that she like cheese,—- a reason for Aghee, Zaw and the MCA Pastry Alliance to come back soon
for some Cheese Cake and cup cake classes, which boosted the happiness at the day very much.
After a group picture at 9:00 am quick to Yangon Blind School and prepare for Lunch with educational on Healthy Food
– Healthy Kids, the 2015 theme of International World Chefs Day 2015 of Nestle Professionals and World Chefs with the
culinary tools and recipes established by World Chefs Without Borders – Global Board members.
Also here the Myanmar Chefs team was supported by the Blind Pastry Chef s student of the there now over a year
Pastry Training to Blind people…. In the Kitchen the Chefs were joined by TV Chef Kyaw Kyaw for the organic green Rice
congee and the tamarind Banana pancakes……
When lunch time came all small – Blind students came with the sound of the bell to the dining room and not before
they did sing some songs for the Chef as thank you for the Healthy Food to Kids that day on International World Chefs Day
2015 – Yangon Myanmar ……
Thank you very much,- from all to Nestle Professionals which had made this all possible here in Myanmar to Mrs Ei Mon and Mr Laurant
as well Mrs Zun all from Nestle Professionals and great partners to Myanmar Chefs since many years in Myanmar….
Looking to just another year to come where we have daily many chances to cook healthy food for children it does mostly not
take or not need costly food items , the way of cooking is the most important to keep all the healthy items alive as nutrition and
vitamins as well choose the right food from the right farm or fisher man ,—- choose food which is produced sustainable and in a
healthy way ,
Thank you to all the volunteer chefs and pastry alliance chefs for their endless support , time and money spent yours
Oliver E Soe Thet
President Myanmar Chefs Association
Ngapali Beach – Rakhine , 24.10.2015
Myanmar
World Children s Day 2015 & World Chefs Myanmar Delta Fisher Boat for World Children s Day 2015 Fund raising at River Rhine Germany for Children in Need
I was honored as Myanmar Chefs Associations President and Board member of WCWB to be a part of this great event to raise awareness and funds to save Children around the World and start an initiative against Children become Refugees all over the world 18.9. to 20.9.2015 with LOGs, Aviation Without Borders President – Frank Franke, Marie Luise Thuene & Nihad Qoja the Major of Ervil City North Irak…….Myanmar Chefs Association & World Chefs Without Borders arranged two Myanmar Dinner for the Major and guest in Nierstein as well at Rhein Halle Seafood Restaurant for the guests of this over three days Charity Event. Whetta Phone Hin Gyi the pork bean Curry a la Bagan, Lephet Thoke – Pickled Tea Leave salad, Golden Semolina Pudding and more I cooked at the first event the second was more east meets west, after a short talk with the home chef we had a great 3 course seafood menu Euro / Asia Cuisine.
Supported by all Major s along the River Rhein tour, the German Water Police, the DLRG and the Niersteiner Schifferstecher , Head Majors were present of Friedrichtshafen, Oppenheim, Nierstadt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Schierstadt, Bingen, Worms,
A great Success for the support to the attention of the 30 million refugee Children in the World today ., As present refugee aid by Aviation Without Borders, LOG – in each City where the Myanmar Delta Boat stopped Mr Frank Franke and Mr Nihad the Major of Ervil Irak handed over 1 full truck of mineral water for the towns now – new refugees arrived in Germany.
With two days Myanmar Cuisine by Oliver E Soe Thet, MCA-WCWB, Guest had the chance to learn more about the cuisine where the fisher boat came from after Cyclone Nargis which left 180.000 people dead , mostly children in 2008 where WACS, WCWB and Myanmar Chefs with Aviation Without Borders could send aid goods for over 12 million $ US in four years , built 450 houses and handed over to fisher families over 700 fishing boats, ensured that families would not leave their home region and NOT became refugees…..for sustainable air work through Chefs & network.
The Boat was donated as thank you after MCA-WCWB donated over the 700 fisher boats ( after Cyclone Nargis and Giri ) to Myanmar Delta and Rakhine fishermen, by the than Fisheries Minister U Maung Maung Thein to German LOG , Aviation Without Borders in 2009…Due to the great success the event will become an annual and in late summer 2016 Chefs from World Chefs Without Borders are invited to join a much wider charity dinner and event for Children NOT to become Refugees in this world.
Oliver E Soe Thet
WCWB Board
President Myanmar Chefs Association
Aviation Without Borders Member
Ngapali Beach – Rakhine Myanmar 20.10.2015
Myanmar Chefs' Association 