| James Kon |
OVER 100 varieties of cakes and biscuits are available for purchase for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations at the 15th Jualan Kuih Muih Belia being held at the Youth Centre in the capital.
The event, organised by the Youth and Sports Department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and managed by the Youth Centre’s Youth Community Transformation Club (KKBT), will be held until the final day of Ramadhan.
Datin Nurhayana Janis binti Abdullah Lim, the spouse of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin officiated the event.
The 15th Jualan Kuih Muih Belia is one of the Youth Centre’s many activities held to help youth gain foundational skills required to advance through the centre’s cooking academy. The Youth Centre cooking academy was established to provide young Bruneians with cooking skills to enable them to venture into the culinary business.
According to the Head of the Entrepreneurship Bureau at the KKBT Mohammad Kairuddin bin Zul Iskandar, this year’s event will feature “70 to 80 varieties of biscuits and 20 to 30 types of cakes”, adding that “it is hoped from the event, the youth will be able to learn the practical skills of running a business”.
The Assistant Head of the Entrepreneurship Bureau Mohd Waie Al-Syafiq bin Mohd Safiee said, “Last year, we also had a similar event which had an overwhelming public response.”
Some of the confectionary on sale at the 15th Jualan Kuih Muih Belia include popular homemade cakes such as tapak kuda cake rolls, durian cake rolls, chocolate chip cookies, and Nestum Nutella biscuits.