Mystery Basket Competition 2026

ECA Live Cooking Competitions at HACE 2026

Sponsored by AM Foods Group

  • Competitors should prepare a starter and main course, live, for two covers each, within one hour, by making use of ALL ingredients provided in the mystery basket.
  • Competitors will receive a mystery basket with ingredients. Participants will have ½ hour to submit a recipe to the organizer to be handed to the jury for verification of the actual dishes proposed to cook from the ingredients provided within their basket.
  • Competitors should incorporate in their menu the use of all products provided in their basket.
  • Changing the dishes after submitting the recipe to the judges is not allowed.
  • After judges receive the recipes, the competitors will be scheduled for the live cooking.
  • Competitors should prepare the dishes within the one-hour time limit.
  • Competitors must provide all tools, cutting boards, cooking utensils, blenders, and other small machinery, as well as cleaning materials.
  • Competitors are not allowed to bring any other ingredients than those provided in the live cooking station and their basket.

Awards

Winner Prize:   LE 5000 + Award Certificate

Registration:

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Date: 19 - 21 October 2026
Location: The Egypt International Exhibitions Center (EIEC)

Limit on the Number of Competition Entries:
Each competitor is allowed to participate in 1 (one) live cooking competition for individuals.

Fees per entry for individuals: LE 750 for ECA members, LE 1000 for non-ECA members
Fees per restaurant: LE 3000 for ECA corporate members, LE 3500 for non-ECA members

Registration Closing Date:

Thursday, September 3rd, or when the maximum number of entries is reached, whichever comes first.

Please complete registration by submitting the online form and paying the fee to ECA no later than September 3.

Registration will be on a “first come, first served basis”.
ECA holds the right to refuse any competitor who did not register on time or did not pay the registration fees in full.

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