CAPACITY OF
BUILDING : CULLINARY ARTS SCHOOL
I have found 1O people who are little bit unlucky from other people
for not given a chance to further their studies in the next stage which is
university. So that they tend to waste their time with unbeneficial activities
such gangsterism[1],
‘bohsia bohjan’[2],
vandalism, and not even that some of them get start to take drugs. This should
be prevented immediately because its worried to our next generation
development.
These people should be given a chance to have education. Its not
necessarily once they failed to enrol the university they have failed like
forever. Government should responsible to avoid these youth to run away from
education. Government should organize a society who have a will to help this
people. One of the ways, practical school should be established.
Every people have their own special skill. So why not we brush up
their skill to be shine instead of
seeing they are involving into unbeneficial activities. At least they do
something benefits. We don’t know how amazing their skills are. Although to
those who have no special skill also can learn how to have a good skill. This
can give benefits to many aspects, such society, economy and our deen which is
Islam.
I have decided to establish a cooking school or can be known as
Cullinary arts’. In this school these 1O people can learn how to bake many kind
of dishes. I’m ready and committed to serve the society in producing students
who will excel in the field of Baking and Culinary Arts. State-of-the-art
facilities are set up to make the learning experience conducive and
exceptional. My mission is to produce
the finest Baking & Culinary Arts students, and to play an active role in
developing our students’ career. In addition they can lead academy in the Baking
& Culinary Arts sector in the future, InsyaaAllah.
This school not only will give a second chance to students to brush
up their talents but this school/academy also will give a basic education of
Islamic knowledge to them. At least we are trying to nuture them to balace
between dunya and akhirah.
Moreover, They will also given the chances to exposed with many
kind of recipe. Start from east cook, western cook, followed by south and North
cook. They are required and educated to cook with only the halal ingredients.
This is much worth than other cooking school. In this school, the will be
exposed with Islamic values that rarely seen at most of the culinary school in
Malaysia.What I’m going to do in my culinary school?
Cullinary is the art of preparing and cooking foods. The word
"culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with,
cooking[i].
Why I choose culinary arts?
There are a lot of benefits on learning culinary arts. They will
learn about social skills/ cues. They can increased awareness about health and
nutrition. Furthermore they can improved communication skills and stress
management. Participants learn a life skill that they will carry with them
through out life. They learn what a nutritional meal is. They learn to work in
a group. They learn fine motor skills, and they learn time management. Two more
specific and powerful benefits are: Increased self-esteem, and Brain
development.
If we see the job opportunities for a chef, Chefs can find
available jobs nearly anywhere they want to go and can enjoy long-term employment
once they find jobs that match their skills and interests.
Chefs can work up the ladder by gaining more experience. They can
start as prep cooks and become short-order cooks, line chefs, sous chefs,
executive chefs and corporate chefs. Some can become culinary teachers while
others may choose to work as private chefs for affluent individuals. In
addition, a chef can start his own restaurant or catering business and become
his own boss.[ii]
Start their own cookware and utensil lines, write cookbooks, judge cooking
events and work as regular magazine contributors.
What have been stressed out in this cooking class? There are
several things that have been stressed out. For example, Safe and good
equipment must being used. In addition, ONLY Halal ingredients being used to
cook. Cleanliness is also one of the most important thing in this school. Here are
some steps of safe food handling and preparation: Firstly, Cleaning and
preparing foods : Bacteria can easily spread throughout the kitchen. Before and
after preparing food, we have to wash hands, cutting boards, knives and
countertops with warm soapy water. Secondly, cooking food : Improper heating of
food could mean that harmful bacteria can survive and this could make people
sick. We have to prepare foods quickly, cook them well, and serve them
immediately. Thirdly, Storing and refrigerating foods : Bacteria grow fastest
at room temperature, so keep food cold to reduce the risk of food poisoning.
Put leftovers in the refrigerator within two hours of eating. In addition, I
give my students a leisure time to perform their congretional prayer. Praying
time can train them to be more discipline. 2O minutes tazkirah[3]
before start the learning process everyday will be held as well.
Next, What kind of cooking method will be taught? There three basic
method that will be learn by the students. First, Dry-heat cooking[iii].
There are 5 methods under dry-heat cooking, They are sautéing, roasting/baking,
steaming, pan frying, grilling, deep-fat frying. Sauteing is a method of cooking food, that uses a small amount of oil or fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat. Roasting/baking
is cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an
open flame, oven,
or other heat source. Roasting can enhance flavor
through caramelization on the food. Steaming
; works by boiling water continuously, causing
it to vaporize into steam. Pan frying ; pan
frying relies on oil as the heat transfer medium and on correct temperature and
time to retain the moisture in the food. Because of the partial coverage, the
food must be flipped at least once to cook both sides. Grilling ; cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface
of food, commonly from above or below (as in North America). It is sometimes
referred to as barbecuing but that word can also mean a different cooking
technique. Grilling usually involves a significant amount of direct, radiant
heat, and tends to be used for cooking meat quickly. Deep-fat
frying or deep frying ; food
is submerged in hot fat. Deep frying is classified as a dry cooking method
because no water is used. Due to the high temperature involved and the high
heat conduction of oil, it cooks food extremely quickly.
Second basic method is moist-heat cooking. There are 3 spesific
method under moist heat-cooking and they are simmering, boiling and steaming. Simmering
; foods are cooked in hot liquids kept at or just below the boiling point of water. Simmering ensures gentler treatment than boiling to prevent food from toughening and/or breaking up. Boiling
; rapid vaporization of a liquid. Steaming; Steaming works by boiling water continuously, causing
it to vaporize into steam; the steam then carries heat to the nearby food, thus
cooking the food. The food is kept separate from the boiling water but has
direct contact with the steam, resulting in a moist texture to the food. This
differs from double boiling, in which contact with steam is undesired.
Third basic method is combination cooking which have consist
braising, stewing and sous vide. Braising; combination cooking method using both moist and dry
heat; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with
a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavor. Braising relies
on heat, time, and moisture to break down the tough connective tissue collagen in meat,
making it an ideal way to cook tougher cuts.[iv] Stewing ; combination of
solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any
combination of vegetables, meat,
especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef. Sous Vide ; method of cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath for longer than normal cooking
times. The intention is to cook
the item evenly, and not to overcook the outside while still keeping the inside
at the same "doneness", keeping the food juicier.
On the other hand,
besides prioritize the quality of their cooking. I also take into consideration
about their religions guidance. Islamic enviroment. I will try as best
as I can to adapt and Islamic environment in this school. We have loads of
‘mahmudah’ deeds. So as a teacher I will ask all my students to be kind at all
people. The students might come from a very different background. Some of them
maybe not know many of Islamic teachings from their childhood. Or maybe some of
them have the Islamic knowledge once upon a time but they have been rusted. Who
knows.
In this school they are required to give ‘salam’(greeting) to each
other everytime they meet. Salam is important to bind an ukhuwah among them.
Furthermore, they should smile to each other whenever they meet. In hadith of
Rasullullah PBUH from Abu Zar, whereupon he said: "You smile on the dole
The Brother" [ibn Hibban][4]
Hadith above try to explain how worth a smile is. Smile is a
charity. So if we not have any money to give to people at least we give them a
wide smile. At least we try to chill them. This is one of Islamic lifestyle
that we adapt in this school. In Islam, a good deeds also known as ‘mahmudah
deeds’[5]. Mahmudah deeds which are Zikr al-maut
(remember the dead), Mahabbah (love), ascetic, sincere, thank goodness, patience.
These deeds will be applied to the students and they are ruqired to observe
these deeds. This is one of the way to show them that Islam is such a peace and
the best religion. They will find the beauty of this religion if they practise
it everyday. It can help them to improve themselves to be a better individual.
What is the importance of consuming halal foods? Many people don’t
see how important halal foods is. If we consumed unhalal foods, might probably
our ibadah and good deeds (amal salih) will not accepted by Allah SWT. Many of
restaurants nowadays are lack of halal element in their food. They are not even
prepare unhalal foods but the chef of the restaurant sometimes are not a Muslims.
This show that Malaysia now is lacking of Muslims chefs. So one of my objective is to teach my students
to cook with the halal ingredients ONLY. And as we know, Rasullullah PBUH also
loves the halal and clean foods.
Prophet in a hadith narrated by At-Tirmidhi which says: "All
flesh that grows from unlawful food, then fire the hell is entitled to
it." The hadith above prove that unhalal foods actually worsen people’s
lives whether in world and hereafter. The guideline mentioned above points out
that the term halal may be used for foods which are considered lawful. Under
the Islamic Law, all sources of food are lawful except the following sources,
including their products and derivatives which are considered unlawful.
What are the ways to make sure all the foods are in healthy and
halal? Firstly, Halal Meat. When it comes to the
type of meat served, we do not serve any type of pork or any meat from pigs. No
halal meal can ever include meat from swine and one of the most basic aspects
of putting together a Halal meal is to ensure that there is no pork or other
pig derivative. Slaughtering. Meat should be appropriately slaughtered
and we should not eat animals that are already dead. This means that, whereas
Western meat is typically slaughtered some time after being killed, this is not
acceptable when preparing food for Halal food catering. The animal should be
slaughtered as it is killed before being drained of its blood.
Dhabiha[6],
which is the Islamic method of killing and slaughtering, is considered a fast
and stress free way for an animal to be killed and all of our halal meat is
prepared in this way. Non-Contamination. We avoid alcohol. The
consumption of alcohol is completely forbidden and so food should not be
prepared using wine or any other type of alcohol, in the same way that alcohol
should not be offered with the meal. Contamination is always at the forefront
of our food preparation efforts. We use different utensils and items to prepare
Halal food and our other catering foods ensuring that the two will not be
contaminated.
Halal Food Preparation. The process of
killing, preparing, and cooking food in this way is to ensure that the chosen
meat is fresh, it is free from impurities, and animal receives respect, and
Allah is thanked for providing the food. We take our role in Halal food
catering as seriously as you do, ensuring that there is no chance of
contamination.
What kind of recipes have been taught in this class?[v]
First, Middle-eastern food : Middle Eastern foods usually contain olive oil,
garlic, special spices and fresh vegetables. These ingredients create unique
aromas and tastes. In addition, Middle Eastern foods are loaded with healthy
nutritional properties. Indian food : Indian food is also heavily influenced by
religious and cultural choices. Chinese food : Chinese food is healthier. Here
is a list of top ten tips when cooking Chinese food. You don’t have to have a
wok. Make sure you do not burn your cooking. When cooking and boiling long
grain rice, make sure you wash the grains beforehand before you boil it. To
thicken the sauce of your sauce-based Chinese recipes, you need to use corn
flour. Keep ingredients which can last for a long time in your store cupboard. When
cooking Chinese food you are more than likely to be cooking on a high heat
right from the start. If you’ve just
made a hearty saucy meat main something as simple as boiled rice will be a
delicious accompaniment to it. It is all about a good balance of flavours and
textures. There is nothing worse than old meat when cooking Chinese food
We also teach our students how to prepare Western foods using halal
ingredients. Lastly, Eastern food, Eastern food such Malaysian traditional
foods also taught here. We will start from how to make Malaysian dessert like
‘kuih muih’ because as we know Malaysia is famous enough with their appetizing
dessert
What are the ways to produce a quality chef? We want to produce a
quality chef first they have to obey the rules and regulation of this school.
They should put Islam at the first place when they want to make a decision. As
in use clean cooking equipment, halal ingredients used, etc etc. A quality chef
can cook many kind of food asked by the society. A quality chef also will
always aware of the ingredients being used. Punctuality is really important.
They have to cook within limited time.
[1] Gangsterims is the act of criminal. Gangs provide a level if
organization that support much larger and more complex criminal transactions
than an individual criminal could achieve
[2] Bohsia bohjan kind of prostitution, vaguely. Free living stuff,
shareable,
[3] Tazkirah is kind of reminder. Beneficial reminder in this worldly
life and hereafter
[4] Ibn hibban; muslims scholar, muhaddith, historian. Well verse in
fiqh, hadith, and science astronomy, medicine, and many other disciplines
[5] Mahmudah is good deed
[6] Dhabiha is a method of killing and slaughtering,
[i]
http:// wikipedia.com
[ii] http://
career builder.com
[iii]
cooking know-how : be a better cook with
hundreds of easy techniques, step-by-step photos, and ideas for over 500
great recipe ideas / bruce. Weinstein and mark scarbrough ; photography by lucy
schaeffer
weinstein, bruce, 1960-
weinstein, bruce, 1960-
[iv]
reduction of acrylamide formation in potato
chips by low-temperature vacuum frying journal of food science 69 (8), 405–411
[v][v][v]
cooking know-how : be a better cook with
hundreds of easy techniques, step-by-step photos, and ideas for over 500
great recipe ideas / bruce. Weinstein and mark scarbrough ; photography by lucy
schaeffer
weinstein, bruce, 1960-
weinstein, bruce, 1960-
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