Aussie Meat Academy Ultimate Young Butchers Compete at Culinaire Malaysia During Food & Hotel Malaysia 2023

Aussie Meat Academy Ultimate Young Butchers Compete at Culinaire Malaysia During Food & Hotel Malaysia 2023 | The nation is witnessing the decline of the profession of professional butchery. I am not a butcher and I don't know to properly slaughter any kind of animal, I would rather get the meat from the store. 

But, if the number of professional butchers is declining, I might not be able to enjoy a beautiful piece of meat anymore. 

In order to safeguard the future of the retail and foodservice industries in Malaysia, the Aussie Meat Academy has implemented programmes under the direction of Meat & Livestock Australia to update and develop skilled and knowledgeable young butchers.

Professional butchery involves more than just cutting meat; it also displays the butcher's aptitude for deboning, dissecting primals into a variety of cuts for grilling or pan-frying, stir-frying, curing, producing burgers and sausages, marinating, and adding value.

Retail butchers would have to offer and display meat at meat chiller counters in an appealing manner, apply price tag labelling, reduce meat wastages, increase yields, and most significantly, provide consumers with convenient and useful meat products. 

Due to increased prices, the hotel business is not hiring many butchers for foodservice. Butchers will be expected to possess abilities such meat cutting, deboning, marinating, manufacturing sausage, dry ageing, and preparation for oven roasts, grills, and inventive cooking if a hotel has numerous restaurants to serve.  Making ensuring the meat is sliced and ready for the chefs to cook with accuracy, tenderness, and customer satisfaction is the main objective. 

Aussie Meat Academy's Ultimate Young Butchers Competition @ Culinaire Malaysia 2023

These butchering abilities were put to the test at the Aussie Meat Academy's Ultimate Young Butchers Competition at Culinaire Malaysia 2023. The butchery event took place during Food & Hotel Malaysia 2023 (FHM), which took place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from September 19 to 22. 

The tournament promoted the butchery profession, a sense of professionalism, and support for the foodservice and retail industries. It also encouraged participants and set new standards. 

Although the majority of people would believe there is no future for butchers, several of them have gone on to become Executive Chefs and Store Managers. The skillset required for butchery is identifiable, and there is a considerable demand for butchers, particularly in the retail sector. Neighbouring nations like Singapore are continuously looking for skilled butchers. 

There were 24 competitors from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Taiwan who were all under the age of 38 and had at least one year of butchery experience. 

The contestant must prove their proficiency by dividing a primal Australian lamb and beef cut into various sub-primal cuts and submitting concepts within the allotted time frame that are appropriate to foodservice or/and retail standards.

In addition to other requirements, participants must also prepare a western-style main dish or an Asian main dish.

The Competition and The Results

The competition took place over the course of four sessions spread over two days, and the winners were announced on September 22, the final day of FHM 2023, at the FHM Closing Dinner. 

Taiwan's Yun Chang Beef Restaurant's Liao Ci-Hong, the butchery winner, was awarded RM3,000 and a trophy. 

RM2,000 and a trophy went to the first runner-up, Lai Chih Lun of Gourmet's Partner in Taiwan, while RM1,000 and a trophy went to Mohd Zamri Bin Mohd Ramli of TFP Retail Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. 

"The competition is to promote butchery as a profession," said Rose Yong, Meat & Livestock Australia's Malaysia Country Representative. Working in large supermarkets and hotels is a rewarding career. Some large hotels employ butchers to do more than just chop meat; they also create sausages, roast it in a combi oven, do sous vide cooking, and smoke it. 

As a result, the butcher's competence, adaptability, and talents are vital in the foodservice sector.  The tournament serves as a baseline for butchers by showcasing useful concepts, efficiency, and skill. Following the competition, Meat & Livestock Australia will carry on improving the abilities and expertise of butchers through specialised instruction provided inside the Aussie Meat Academy framework. 

Together with newly authorised Australian beef and sheep meat exporters Beaufort River Meats, Midfield Commodities, Midfield Meat International, and Stella Foods Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) displayed at the Food & Hotel Malaysia 2023. 

Show attendees participated in two of MLA's lively panel discussions on "Embracing Sustainability: Australian Red Meat Industry Revolution" and "How to Achieve Profitability with Secondary Meat Cuts" as part of the FHM Trend Talks series.

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