Bulawayo Provincial Cookout Competitions 2025

Today, the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality, Industry, and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority teams were in the City of Kings and Queens for the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province’s Cookout competitions. Thirty four (34) Kings and Queens were battling against each other showcasing their culinary expertise, inorder to qualify for the national event which will be held on the 25th of May in Matabeleland South Province.

Amazing recipes and dish presentation of their local dishes such as isitshwala samabele le sophoko, inhloko yembuzi,umbhida wendumba, amatshakada,amacimbi, ulude, uxakuxaku, umkhemeswane were exhibited.Among the 34 contestants, 14 were under the community category, 5 PWDs, 5 professional chefs and 10 students drawn from NUST, Hillside,United College of Education and School of Hospitality and Tourism.The inclusion and high participation of persons with disabilities in this year’s competitions is amazing!, an indication that disability is not inability.