Friday, January 22, 2010

Categories

This sounds simple at first but you'd be surprised how many categories are actually out there.
We have agreed that some entries may work over multiple categories.
for example. A vegetarian Lasagne may not win the Vegetarian category but it could take out the title of best main meal.

The original categories proposed were
Mains
Entrees
Desserts
Special Diet (Vegan, Gluten Free, Nut Free etc)

Question:
- Do you think we need to expand on these categories?

- Should special diet be split into further categories so nut-free is not competing against gluten-free?

- Should we have weeks dedicated to certain fields? eg: One meeting for mains we cover chicken, another week beef?

- What different categories can you think of?

Please feel free to comment & discuss.

3 comments:

  1. Categories I can think of:
    Mains - Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Pork /Bacon, Fish & seafood, Pasta/rice/couscous, Game, Sausages

    Made by kids, Made for kids

    Cakes & Desserts, Sweets (other) biscuits, jellies etc, Cupcakes, Slices, Icecreams & sorbets

    Breads & Pastries
    Pies & pasties
    Pizzas

    Dips, Snacks/ Party food, Sauces

    Sides, Salads
    Entrees, Soups
    Drinks (cordials, shakes, juices)

    (Special dietary)
    Nut-free
    Sugar-free
    Gluten-free
    Low-fat
    Egg-Free
    Low GI
    Vegetarian
    Vegan

    Styles...
    Traditional (Roasts, bangers & mash etc)
    Asian
    Indian
    Mexican
    Middle Eastern
    European
    Aussie mate...

    ReplyDelete
  2. I'd say keep it simple to start, but maybe tag with all applicable categories when an entry is posted?

    ReplyDelete
  3. I agree with ysabet that it should be kept simple to start with, but when we do special diet categories, it should definitely be all nut-free, or all vegan, or all, guten-free, etc.

    Doing it this way would be a challenge for the chefs, and also be a great showcase for the range of meals that can be eaten taking special diets into consideration. :-)

    ReplyDelete