{"id":152729,"date":"2021-12-06T15:28:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T01:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=152729"},"modified":"2021-12-06T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T01:57:19","slug":"healthy-entrees-for-7-eleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/healthy-entrees-for-7-eleven\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> culinary students elevate healthy entrees for 7-Eleven"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_78755\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c08lNwW-XOQ?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Â鶹´«Ã½culinary students elevate healthy entrees for 7-Eleven\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The colorful dishes were full of <em>umami<\/em>, not meat, when 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> culinary arts students competed in <a href=\"https:\/\/7elevenhawaii.com\/\">7-Eleven Hawaii\u2019s<\/a> fourth annual contest to produce a better-for-you bento or entr\u00e9e that could potentially be sold at all 7-Eleven Hawaii locations for a limited time in 2022.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_152738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152738\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-rigatoni-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"pasta\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-rigatoni-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-rigatoni-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-rigatoni.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaleb Molina\u2019s Vegan Rigatoni Bolognese.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_152739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152739\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-serna-fried-tofu-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"rice and tofu\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-serna-fried-tofu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-serna-fried-tofu-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-serna-fried-tofu.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Serna\u2019s Furikake Fried Tofu and Gomoku Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_152735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152735\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-lee-briased-tofu-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"tofu on rice\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-lee-briased-tofu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-lee-briased-tofu-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-lee-briased-tofu.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jihun Lee\u2019s Spicy Braised Tofu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>This year, the students were challenged to create a plant-based dish that contained a minimum of two locally grown or produced ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the competition, students were provided background information of 7-Eleven Hawaii\u2019s food development process and were given an exclusive tour of the company\u2019s food commissary partner, Warabeya <abbr>USA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward Community College\u2019s<\/a> <strong>Kaleb Molina<\/strong> placed first and will pocket $1,000 for his Vegan Rigatoni Bolognese. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College\u2019s<\/a> <strong>Avery Serna<\/strong> and <strong>Jihun Lee<\/strong> placed second and third, respectively, with Serna\u2019s Furikake Fried Tofu and Gomoku Rice, and Lee\u2019s Spicy Braised Tofu. Serna won $750 and Lee won $250.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Vegan Rigatoni Bolognese had] a really good flavor profile and we think customers who don\u2019t eat vegan would eat this,&rdquo; said 7-Eleven Senior Category Manager Debbie Lee Soon. &ldquo;So with a little bit of tweaking, we are going to introduce this dish next year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Molina said his advanced culinary classes at Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> introduced him to different flavors from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of contemporary fusion cuisine is coming out, and with vegan being on the rise, I think it\u2019s important that culinary school brings flavors to you and it adapts your palate to new things and changes everything and your spectrum of taste and nutrition,&rdquo; Molina said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152736\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-k-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"U H C C culinary student in the kitchen\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-k-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-k-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-molina-k.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaleb Molina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The finalists included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sierra Bumanglag<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, &ldquo;Chicken&rdquo; Mushroom Pasta<\/li>\n<li><strong>Von Cariaga<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Kalbi Cauliflower Japchae<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aimee Chock<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span>  <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Teriyaki Stir Fry with Mixed Rice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reymar Faraon<\/strong>, Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Eggplant and Tofu Adobo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rachel Smith<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Nishime<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dyan Tanaka<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Mapo Mushroom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonas Valerio<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, Local Style Vegetarian Chili Over Rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upping the umami<\/h2>\n<p>This year, besides being plant-based, entr\u00e9es had to fit in a standard 7-Eleven Hawaii entr\u00e9e container, contain less than 900 calories, contain more than five grams of fiber and had to include two locally grown or produced ingredients. The entr\u00e9es had to cost less than $4 per serving and the recipe had to mirror 7-Eleven Hawaii\u2019s cooking process, including being reheated in a microwave and displayed in a warmer for four hours without compromising flavor or appeal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> stories:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/01\/waft-ulu-stew-7-eleven-hawaii\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> CC culinary student\u2019s winning dish available at 7-Eleven <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>, August 1, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/08\/7-eleven-culinary-competition\/\">Winners of 7-Eleven culinary competition savor victory<\/a>, December 8, 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/04\/culinary-students-put-it-all-on-the-line\/\">Culinary students put it all &lsquo;on the line,&rsquo;<\/a> December 4, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/30\/bring-on-the-healthy-bento\/\">Bring on the healthy bento!<\/a>, November 30, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Culinary instructors say the meatless requirement made this perhaps the most challenging 7-Eleven competition so far.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152734\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-egami-m-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"culinary instructor\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-egami-m-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-egami-m-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/uhcc-culinary-7-eleven-egami-m.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthew Egami<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, it\u2019s very challenging, but it\u2019s also the way the world\u2019s going,&rdquo; said Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Culinary Program Coordinator <strong>Matthew Egami<\/strong>. &ldquo;I think it is a really exciting opportunity for them to try to challenge themselves that way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Culinary Innovation Center Coordinator <strong>Lauren Tamamoto<\/strong> was impressed with the students\u2019 creations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Students should know how to create healthier foods\u2014how to cut down sodium, how to cut down sugars, how to cut down some fats,&rdquo; Tamamoto said. &ldquo;I think the students did a good job trying to increase the umami flavors without those animal proteins in it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community College students compete without meat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[184,63,65,660,71,56],"class_list":["post-152729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-culinary","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152729"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152745,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152729\/revisions\/152745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}