Posted on July 24, 2018
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
A Knox woman is taking her culinary skills to the national level.
Jennifer Norem will be participating in the World Food Championship in Orange Beach, Alabama this November. She entered the contest by taking eye-catching, mouth-watering pictures of food through a mobile app. The photo entry is based on perceived taste. Through this contest, she was chosen to participate at the national level.
According to Norem, the contest focused on each state’s signature foods. Indiana is known for pork tenderloins, so she created her own masterpiece, “Breaded Queen Hoosier Pork Tenderloin.”
“It’s just a cut of a pork tenderloin that you have to beat down because you have to have it thinned out,” detailed Norem. “I have a breading that’s kind of like a Cajun breading you coat it with and that gets fried in a pan. I made a chipotle/lime mayo. Actually, when you put it together it’s got a good taste to it. You’ve got a little bit of heat and you’ve got a little bit of tang. I topped that with bacon and an over-easy egg, fresh tomato and avocado. I also added a splash of lime and salt and pepper.”
She will get to prepare her dish during the time allotted during the World Food Championship event. If she is chosen to move forward from the initial stage, she will be able to prepare a dish with a specified ingredient. She will be competing with contestants from all over the world and fans who attend can watch the preparation of the food.
She said that this is like a dream come true. The reality of it hasn’t hit her yet, but she’s ready for the challenge. She encourages others to chase their dreams.
“Anybody out there thinking about doing things like this or is not positive or sure they’re going to make it, but they have a dream and want to go for it…go for it! You never know!”
She will be busy preparing dishes from now until the contest Nov. 7-11. She claims that she has plenty of taste-testers, but she’ll probably have enough to share.
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