Pancit,’ chicken ‘adobo’ and ‘atchara’ delight guests at food fair in Italy By Angelo Comsti, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2:18 AM | Thursday, October 30th, 2014 Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Alice Waters weren’t the only ones people made a beeline for recently at Turin, Italy. They also queued for our kalderetang baka, pansit guisado and lechon kawali. Filipino cuisine drew crowds at the recent Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre, thanks to Margarita Fores who represented the country with dishes that had palates intrigued and mouths watering. Not only did guests sample food like adobong manok at baboy, atchara and kamote’t saging at the Savour 7107 booth, they also took their time learning more about the ingredients that went into each dish. At one instance, a group of Italians placed an order of the Cordillera rice after tasting Fores’ heirloom rice guinataan, consequently proving that the world’s largest food and wine fair is truly successful in its purpose. Started in 1996, Salone del Gusto is organized by Slow Food, a nonprofit organization aimed at preserving food cultures and traditions in a world penetrated by fast food and convenience stores. Now on its 10th installment, the event, which is held every other year, gathered more than 1,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries to showcase what each food community has to offer. Seasoned restaurateur Margarita Fores, along with chef Mariel Bustamante, chief of staff of Cibo di M Catering company Anthony Prudencio, New York-based volunteer chef Noel de la Rama, and volunteer chef Carla Brigliadori of Casa Artusi, then featured these products by turning them into delicious fare including bulalo, pansit guisado and adobong manok sa gata. “It’s a cycle of people trying and liking our food then buying the ingredients. As a result, it will support our farmers as well as keep traditions and food items intact,” said Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Berna Romulo-Puyat who led the delegation and brought Fores and her team to Turin. “Hopefully, this will help the farmers preserve our culinary heritage.” (GUESTS line up to sample Filipino food ladled from a palayok; (From left) NOEL de la Rama, Mariel Bustamante, Carla Brigliadori, Anthony Prudencio and Gaita Fores at the Philippine booth. PHOTOS By Anthony Prudencio)
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 03:25:25 +0000
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