Meet Shammah

A couple of years ago, Shammah mainly ate fast food, takeaways, fizzy drinks, and sweets. His catering tutor jokingly called him ‘a proud carnivore’ who wasn’t exactly keen on the whole vegetable thing. 

But once he joined our catering classes, Shammah started handling and cooking a variety of foods. He began to embrace new flavours and recognise healthier options. He started doing his own recipe research, going online for global inspiration to whip up his own delicious and nutritious sauces from scratch. Now, he’s a vegetable sauce aficionado, creating everything from Italian tomato sauces to spicy Gochujang Korean sauce, Indian onion sauce, and even a Jamaican Jerkstyle sauce. And let’s not forget his legendary sweet potato puree that his tutor raves about! 

Shammah proudly takes his culinary creations home to share with his family for lunch and dinner. He’s now happily munching on a range of veggies to balance out his previous fast-food habits. Not only has this shift helped him eat healthily, but it’s also boosted his catering skills and self-esteem. 

His Student Star™ score for living skills reflects this positive change as he has jumped from a six to an eight, and now he’s learning to take charge of his own cooking and nutrition. 

We asked Shammah to share his thoughts on cooking: 

What do you learn in catering? 

How to make better food. What do you like about catering? I have nice food. I learn how to cook new food, and not make it too spicy or too sugary. 

Do you have any tips for other people to help them eat more healthily? 

Not make boring food and have more veg in your food! 

What do you want to do in the future? 

Be a chef. I want to cook nice food for my people