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A2 INdulge! FOOD FILIPINO CUISINE AT ITS FINEST. Unilever Food Solutions names Chef Victor Barangan (third from left) as the champion of the Certified Funlasang Pinoy. This year’s winner receives the P100,000 prize from the distinguished panel which includes (from left) UFS Philippines Senior Sous Chef Carlos Aluning, Aracama Filipino Cuisine Managing Partner and Executive Chef Fernando Aracama, Locavore Chef & Owner Kel Zaguirre, Eastplorations Blogger Mark Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer Senior Reporter Vangie Baga-Reyes, and UFS Philippines Executive Chef Kenneth Cacho.
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ELEVATING THE TASTE OF BURO: KAMPAPANGAN CHEF’S REMASTERED DISH WINS BIG AT THIS YEAR’S CERTIFIED FUNLASANG PINOY
TWENTY-TWO mouthwatering dishes, featuring the different flavors of the Philippines, took center stage for the most delectable cook-off hosted by Unilever Food Solutions. Now on its third year, Certified Funlasang Pinoy is the nationwide search that furthers the celebration of Filipino cuisine from classic dishes like Batangas Lomi, Pork Sisig, to bold new recipes like Mexican Bulalo, and Crispy Sisig Shanghai. Talented chefs from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao flocked to the Certified Funlasang Pinoy kitchen with recipes to beat, but it was the surprisingly, satisfying combination of Mindanaoan ingredient adlai and Kampapangan signature dish buro that earned Chef Victor Barangan’s Burong Salmon Adlai the highly-coveted P100,000 grand prize. For his winning dish, Chef Barangan used adlai instead
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Eastwood Richmonde Hotel Executive Chef and Certified Funlasang Pinoy Champion Chef Victor Barangan unveils his winning creation—the Burong Salmon Adlai. of rice and introduced salmManaging Partner and Execu- traditions and culture.” on cured in Knorr® Rostip tive Chef Fernando Aracama, Chicken Seasoning Powder Locavore Chef & Owner Kel TASTE THE NEW for a bowl of buro with richer, Zaguirre, Eastplorations FLAVORS OF FILIPINO umami flavor. Pairing this Blogger Mark Tan, Philippine CUISINE with pork belly marinated in Daily Inquirer Senior Reporter Aside from Chef Victor, four Knorr® Sinigang Sa Sampalok Vangie Baga-Reyes, and UFS other chefs each won 20,000 Mix and slices of fresh lettuce Philippines Senior Sous Chef pesos in cash for their superb and tomatoes, chef served a Carlos Aluning—are all in take on Filipino cuisine. Chef harmonious plate of flavors agreement. Belinda Moldez-Evangelista that won the judges’ palate. Chef Aracama explained, with her Stuffed Kimchi Fried “I had to process and cure “it takes belief in one’s self and Rice in Roasted Chicken Inasalmon to elevate the humble true knowledge of your ingresal; Chef Gerry R. Austria with buro. The result was amazing,” dients to be able to turn and el- his Sizzling Bangus Sisig; Chef said Chef Victor. Certified evate classic dishes into someStriessand Casallo with his Funlasang Pinoy Panelists— thing innovative and modern Ginataang Tortang Dariway; Aracama Filipino Cuisine without disregarding our own and Chef Wilson Adriano with
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his Beef Serkele completed this year’s top five. The top five dishes were selected from the hundreds Managin of recipes submitted by chefs and cooks at the beginning of the search. From there, diners selected a festive spread of 22 dishes, that captured the Filipino taste and interest. All 22 winning chefs received plaques and certificates from Unilever Food Solutions for their “Certified Funalsang Pinoy” entries. Managing Director of UFS Philippines James Benedict Carreon thanked the participants for helping Filipino cuisine evolve in this age. “We at UFS Philippines recognize that the secret ingredients to Certified our favorite sisig, sinigang, or kare-kare are the passionate chefs and cooks behind these straight-from-the-heart Filipino dishes. That is why it is a pleasure for us to continue creating more platforms for chefs and cooks to take pride in their creations.” For more inspiring dishes and recipes from Certified Funalsang Pinoy, visit www. UFS.com.
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