Naga Chef competition- season 9 started on 2nd December 2022 at Hornbill Festival, Kisama. A total number of 7 (seven) participants are competing for the coveted title of Naga Chef- season 9. The competition starts from 10 AM onwards every day.

The participants will be judged according to the following rounds: cooking skills, childhood memories, innovation round, just desserts, and my Naga Thali which will be followed by Grand Finale.

The winner of the competition will receive Rs. two lakh with gift hampers and there will be gift hampers to the round winners. Apart from the competition, there will be a cooking master class for all the participants. All seven participants are indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland.
The judges of the Naga Chef season 9 are: Chef Joel Basumatari, Rovi Chase, and Alemjungla Jamir and the guest judge will be Chef Gary Mehigan, Author and Restaurateur, one of the original judges of MasterChef Australia.

The grand finale will be on the 9th of December 2022. The event is being managed by Synergy Group Enterprise and sponsored by the Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland.

(Khekiye, IA Kohima & I. Tiakumla Ao, IA)