It
was a whole day filled with fun, friendship and gastronomic delights as
the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the Department of Tourism (DOT),
Makansutra and Ayala Malls launched the World Street Food Congress
(WSFC) 2016 via a 15-hour food frenzy safari.
WSFC is
an international culinary affair and will be held in the Philippines for
the first time after being hosted by Singapore for the past two years.
The five day event will take place at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) from
20-24 April 2016 and will feature the World Street Food Dialogue, World
Street Food Jamboree, and World Street Food Awards. Registration for the
World Street Food Dialogue is done online at www.wsfcongress.com.
Among
those who participated in the food tour were Makansutra’s KF Seetoh,
Indonesia’s culinary ambassador Chef William Wongso, Our Awesome
Planet’s Anton Diaz, Chef Sau del Rosario, RJ Ledesma of Mercato
Centrale and Singapore’s DJ Rosalyn Lee.
The street
food safari kicked off at 7:00 AM at BGC then proceeded to food stops at
Pampanga, Binondo and back to BGC at around 10:00 PM. The itinerary
included Recovery Food, Everybody’s Cafe, Aling Lucing’s Sisig, Cafe
Fleur, Sarsa Kitchen + Bar and Mercato Centrale Night Market.
Traditional favorites such as tapsilog, sisig, kare-kare, lumpia and
lechon were among the numerous iconic Filipino dishes the participants
sampled during the jam-packed trip.
“We are very excited that the
Philippines will be hosting the WSFC 2016.This will once again
highlight our country as one of the best culinary destinations in the
world, and it is an opportunity for us to share to the global audience
the richness and contemporary edge of Filipino gastronomy,” shares TPB
COO Domingo Ramon C. Enerio III.
Considered as
Philippine Food Month, April is packed with other major culinary events
such as the Madrid FusiĆ³n Manila 2016, the biggest and most important
gastronomic event in Asia in the 21st century; and Flavors of the
Philippines, a month-long food extravaganza that showcases the unique
tastes of classic, contemporary and exotic Filipino food from all over
the country.
For more updates on WSFC 2016 and Philippine Food Month, visit www.tpb.gov.ph.
*This is Press Release
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