A factory visit!
October 15th Our October meeting, just before Deepavali, was an interesting one. No flowers, but a workshop on something sweet! Our member sensei Trishala arranged for us to visit their food factory., Megafoods , in the Ambattur Industrial estate. The fruits - papaya, guava, black grapes, apples, bananas and pears - had been bought, washed, cut and pureed, in order to save time. Twelve members were present, (as also young Shivani, who kept us all entertained!), and after a briefing by Mr Amit Vaishnav on the processes, controls and quality checks required for a food unit, we were taken down to the unit, to see a small batch of mixed fruit jam and eggless mayonnaise be prepared. Members with our hairnet caps! The small size of the batch meant that the heating was done on a regular gas stove, and not in one of the larger steel cauldrons that lined the room. Mr Vaishnav explaining the ingredients - pectin, sugar, citric acid, colouring and flavouring t...
