Blindfolded and relying on sound, touch and smell to make Italian bread, inclusive baking challenge gives participants a new perspective on simple tasks
- Relying on touch, sound and smell to bake Italian bread – that’s the Bake in the Dark Challenge, an inclusive Hong Kong experience to break down barriers
- The Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Foundation hopes it will show participants challenges the visually impaired face. Afterwards they get to enjoy a private lunch
During the coronavirus pandemic, baking became a hobby for many of us. The Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Foundation is attempting to renew this passion with its Bake in the Dark Challenge, to bring a new perspective to baking while promoting social inclusion.
In collaboration with CulinArt 1862 restaurant in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, the event features a blindfolded baking class led by pastry chef Leo Sum Pak-cheong and a private lunch experience prepared by chef Stanley Wong.
Participants will wear eye masks as Sum guides them to make Italian focaccia from scratch, relying on touch, smell and sound.
Sum says the event aims to shine a light on how we view things, creating awareness and breaking down barriers through an immersive, meaningful and inclusive experience.
Aside from learning basic baking techniques, participants will also share the space with visually impaired trainers – also known as “people of differences” (PoDs) – from Dialogue in the Dark.
Joey Lee Hon-ming, the chief facilitator of Dialogue in the Dark (HK), tells Post Magazine” “Making a meal or baking bread is pretty easy. However, if we take away our sense of sight, these tasks become much more difficult.