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LEAP bake-off enabled students to experience something that is very much a part of American culture while featuring dishes from around the world. (Photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

There were Chinese mooncakes. There was Konafah, a Middle Eastern dessert made of phyllo dough and ricotta cheese. And there was even a mysterious dish called King\u2019s Dust.<\/p>\n

All were on display in the Millett Hall Atrium on April 14 for the LEAP Student Bake-Off, which drew about 40 students, faculty and staff who did a lot of munching and nibbling from plates piled high.<\/p>\n

LEAP instructor Mailinh Nguyen said the event was designed to enable the international students to experience something that is very much a part of American culture while featuring dishes from around the world.<\/p>\n

LEAP (Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes)<\/a> is an intensive English program in the College of Liberal Arts<\/a>. It provides full-time English instruction and helps non-native speakers develop the linguistic, academic and social skills they need to be successful in academic and professional programs.<\/p>\n

At the bake-off, LEAP students presented 10 different dishes vying for Best Presentation, Best Flavor and First Place.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome are from their own culture and some are more Western-style that they like,\u201d said Nguyen. \u201cAll of the other students get to test-taste them and vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mohammed Alshammari, of Saudi Arabia, made a souffl\u00e9, a French dessert. \u201cI cook what I like and something from my country sometimes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

YeKyung Yoon, of South Korea, made a traditional Korean cake. \u201cThe major ingredient is rice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Isabel Amezquita, of Colombia, baked a banana bread with quinoa and organic eggs. \u201cIt\u2019s healthy. I like healthy foods,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

And the winners were:<\/strong><\/p>\n