National Telecommunications Network’s (NTN) Bramha Persaud and his team managed to retain the Digicel Duck Curry title when the competition was held at the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne, Berbice on Sunday last.
With its unique mixes of masala and spices, the team outshone 19 others to take the top prize which is $275,000 in cash and a trophy among other prizes.
The 20 teams assembled on Sunday at the beach with the intention of wowing the judges but at the end of the day, it was the NTN Crew that was adjudged the best for their well-cooked duck meat. Coming in the second spot was Punardai Darpat who walked away with $175,000 and copping the third prize of $125,000 was Robert Singh.
The fourth prize was shared between Avinash Narine and Stanley Rampersaud. Each of the participants were asked to take to the venue a minimum of 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of duck meat which must be marinated and cooked at the venue.
They are also required to take along their cooking utensils and ingredients but the organisers provided a ready-to-use stove. The cooking of the meat kick-started at 11:00h and judging commenced at 15:00h.
Apart from the duck curry competition, there were activities for the kids including trampoline, face painting, bouncy castle and others fun games. After the judging of the competition, the large crown was entertained by Trinidad Chutney singer, Sally Sagram who without a doubt had her fans gyrating to the good vibes.
Her performance was followed by energetic Guyanese soca performer, Jumo “Rubber Waist” Primo. He nailed it with his performance that saw the young and old moving to the lyrics. This was the 7th edition of Digicel’s Duck Curry Competition and the eighth promises to be bigger and better.
