Mombasa in the month of Ramadhan comes alive in the night,\nespecially the last 10 days. People go out to shop for marking the end of Ramadhan\ncalled Eid. Shops stay open till late, shoppers bargaining for latest trends\nand designs. The streets are adorned with lights to create a sense of\nfestiveness. There various reasons for the night shopping, one is due to the\nfact people are fasting it would be difficult to shop during the day time and\nsecond for those working can have an opportunity to shop for their kids and\nfamily after work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To promote the night shopping and food culture in Mombasa,\nmulti-talented Salim Swaleh also known as Elcaboos hosted a cook-off at Rizza Smoothies<\/a> in\ncollaboration with his food joint Kaybees foodJoint<\/a>.\nThe cook-off was scheduled on Tuesday 21st, 2019 at 9:30pm. The cook-off was\nbetween three leaders from Mombasa: Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff\nNassir<\/a>, MCA Ahmed Nyundo<\/a>\nand Swahilipot Hub patron\/Red Cross Chairman Mahmood Noor<\/a>. The\nevent kicked-off at 10:30 pm with the contestant given a drink to try and then\nreplicate the same drink with the different ingredients that were presented to\nthem. Each contestant were given 20 minutes to complete the task. The judges: Chef Ali Mandhry<\/a>, Chef Adil Rajan<\/a>\nand Chief Officer Farah Mohamed<\/a>\n(Department of Youth, Gender, Sports and Culture) gave their verdict after\ntrying each contestant\u2019s attempt. The winners from the first round was Mvita Mp\nAbdulswamad and Mentor Mahmood Noor. For the second attempt, the secret\ningredient was Chicken, potato crisps, mango and tamarind extract. They had to\nprepare the full chicken into a meal and they were given the option to grill or\ncook it. Both contestant worked tirelessly to create a tasty meal, both of them\nopted to grill their chicken. After they both made the sauce and chicken, they\nplated and presented to the judges once more. The judges judged each\ncontestants based on taste, use of ingredients and presentation. After deliberation\nthe judges made their decision and the winner announced. From his setting to\ntaste and preparation the winner was Abdulswamad shariff Nassir. The host\nthanked everyone who helped plan and participate in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event is the beginning of events that will challenge different\npeople and celebrate the Mombasa food culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sights and sounds from the Cook-off:<\/p>\n\n\n\n