PREPARATION, PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION OF SOME SELECTED DISHES FROM EDO STATE INTO NIGER TRAINING RESTAURANT FOR CUSTOMER ACCEPTABILITY, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC IDAH

The project titled “preparation, presentation and introduction of some selected dishes from Edo State into Niger Training Restaurant, Federal Polytechnic Idah”. The objectives of the study is to document and analyze traditional preparation techniques for the selected local food communities in Edo state , to optimize recipes for nutritional value and consistent taste while retaining cultural authenticity, to determine the sensory characteristics (taste, aroma, texture, appearance) preferred by consumers and to evaluate the potential for introducing standardized versions of these dishes in hospitality, tourism, and cultural events in Edo State. The data for the research work was collected from primary and secondary sources, the primary source are respondents, secondary sources includes, text book, journals and past records that were found in the library. From the result of the respondents it was discovered and analyzed that sample A (Coconut Rice Cake) sample B (Bush-meat groundnut soup with pounded yam) and sample C (Uminpo (Corn porridge) should be a little bit improved and should be introduce into the hospitality industry. Conclusively, the respondents suggested that all the dishes made from the Edo food, should be a little bit improved and should be introduce into the above place listed they are all good to be consumed. The researcher recommends that the dishes should be served in hotel, restaurant and eateries. The plantation of the local dishes should be encourage among local farmers in Idah so that they will not be scarcity of the local communities which will bring out the potential usage of water yam. Hospitality industry should consider the use of local communities like water yam this will make customers to get use to it. Lastly, the researcher recommends that government on the other hand should put in place mechanized machine that can be used to process the local communities as this will increase it availability in the market.