Abans conducts microwave competition

The final round of the LG Microwave Challenge was conducted at the Abans Elite showroom in Ratmalana recently. "The concept of the competition was to demonstrate that microwave cooking was healthy, tasty, clean and time saving. A variety of dishes including full meals, could be prepared efficiently in a microwave oven," a spokesman for the company said.

All participants were required to demonstrate the preparation of their dish in 45 minutes. The grand prize winner was Ms. Nita Wickremasinghe of Nugegoda who received the latest LG Convection Microwave Oven. Her dish was spicy chicken.

The first runner-up was Ms. Rohini Peiris of Moratuwa who received a LG Microwave Oven with grill. She made a dish of soya and mushroom fried rice to secure the second place.

The second runner-up was Ms. Nilamani Peiris of Nugegoda who received a LG Solo Microwave Oven for her prize-winning dish of pasta with white sauce.

The two other finalists were Ms. Pamela de Silva of Colombo 4 who presented a dish of baked mackerel fish pie, and Ms. Nadeera Eheliyagoda of Eheliyagoda whose brownies entitled her to a consolation prize.