The first nation wide vegetarian cooking contest was held at Bonbu Church under the auspices of Korean Union Conference (KUC) health ministries department on October 26, 2014. The purpose of this contest was to choose the best vegetarian foods that reflect the health message of the Adventist Church. Eight teams from each conference competed in the contest.
The task was to cook in 100 minutes the healthiest and most creative food that could also be easily applied to home cooking. The grand prize was awarded to Mrs. Goh HyunSook and three others from West Central Korean Conference who made oven-baked quinoa and lotus root and hard-boiled quinoa and Chinese yam.
“Through this contest, we could recognize that vegetarian food is good enough for an excellent diet plan. I hope it will also be a good chance to popularize vegetarian diet outside the church,” said Shim SeongAe, president of Vegan Healing Cook Education Center.
“KUC will continue to support such healthy vegetarian food contests at the conference or district level so that people can remember the Adventist church and the healthy lifestyle it promotes,” said Pastor Shin WonShik, KUC health ministries director.