DELICIOUS FILIPINO FOOD AND COOK-OFF AT THE FIRST-EVER UFS FUNLASANG PINOY TWIST FEST

Dear Dreamers

A celebration of Filipino cuisine took place at the first-ever Funlasang Pinoy Twist Fest was presented by Unilever Food Solutions last August 26 at Eastwood Central Plaza. Aside from the delicious Pinoy food presented by the concessionaires, Ten Filipino chefs and cooks who emerged from 160 Filipinos who submitted their mouthwatering recipes to stand a chance to win P100,000!

Before the cook-off began, visitors went around to try out and purchase the concessionaires’ food. Visitors who purchased P300 worth of food from the concessionaires also got to take home a Masflex culinary set.

CONCESSIONAIRES

Crackle Chips, Nieta Preserves, Native Gourmet, Sabaw Dumplings, Sisighooray, Tapaddiction by Mom’s Breaktime, Kapeng Mainit, Hiraya Bakery, Think Wink Cookies, Majalicious, Lokalitea All Natural Tumeric Tea, Balangay’s Best, Enchanted Nuts, Puto ni Papa, Healthy Nuggets, Bagnet Rice Patong, Bagwings, Chill Bar, Golden Duck, Master Flan, OHGK and Keso Beso.

SABAW DUMPLINGS

First off was bulalo xiao long bao from Sabaw Dumplings, it’s a Pinoy twist on the popular xiao long bao where it had bulalo soup and beef cubes inside.

HEALTHY NUGGETS

Next up is Healthy Nuggets which prides in their nuggets made of malunggay. It was yummy but even yummier when I added sauce to it at home. Rich in fiber for proper digestion, the malunggay component makes this delicious treat a healthy one.

NATIVE GOURMET

Scrumptious and flavorful, the crab paste from Native Gourmet is a must-try.

HIRAYA BAKERY

LOKALITEA ALL NATURAL TUMERIC TEA

I got the lemongrass flavor.

BAGNET RICE PATONG

MAJALICIOUS

Cookies and cream maja for me.

NIETA PRESERVES

TAPADDICTION BY MOM’S BREAKTIME

The tapa carbonara was good.

SISIGHOORAY

BALANGAY’S BEST

GOLDEN DUCK

Five years ago, on August 2012, I went and blogged about Enchanted Farm and Golden Duck was a part of that. On a side note, I just realized that I have been blogging for five years and not four.

PUTO NI PAPA

KAPENG MAINIT

Isaac’s favorite was this one, the egg waffle from Kapeng Mainit. The combination of cornbread and maple syrup was a winner.

ENCHANTED NUTS

OHGK

MASTER FLAN

Leche flan made from salted egg!

CRACKLE CHIPS

I took home these delicious salted egg potato chips and bicol crunch potato chips. Salted egg potato chips are my favorite but it was my first time trying the bicol crunch, I swear it tasted something like bicol express!

CHILL BAR

Tried Chill Bar’s mango slush.

Among the classic Pinoy dishes that the finalists needed to innovate with a twist are sinigang, kaldereta, pansit, sisig and tapa, using Knorr® products and Lady’s Choice® Real Mayonnaise. The dishes will be closely scrutinized and judged by the creativity of the twist, food taste and presentation, and the use of the UFS products by esteemed culinary experts such as the Executive Chef Fernando Aracama of Aracama Filipino Cuisine, UFS Senior Sous Chef Brando Santos, and UFS Senior Sous Chef Paulo Sia.

“Food innovation is not about changing the original recipe of a dish. It is about staying faithful to the original concept of the dish but adding creativity to improve the taste and overall experience of your diners as they eat it,” shared Chef Fernando Aracama.

LIST OF FINALISTS AND THEIR DISH

Christian Lenard Lachenal - Baked Ox Tail Kaldareta
Miguel Valdez - Sisig Mashbombs
Fernando Joson - Sisig Parmigiana
Mel Adrian Tobias - Sinigang na Sisig
John Alouette Jugo - Grilled Sinigang and Sinigang Rice Topped with Kangkong Flakes
Lance Sendin - Sisig Empanada with Liver Mayo Dip
Jeane Cruz - Sisig Pasta with Salted Egg
Junrey Remiter - Kaldaretang Tinali sa Pancit
Danilo Puga - Octopus Sisig
Rossana Rosal - Shrimp Sinigang Fried Rice

FUNLASANG PINOY TWIST FEST CHAMPION

Congratulations to the first-ever Funlasang Pinoy Twist Fest Champion, Chef Danilo Puga! Those who visited and stayed until the end got to taste his winning dish, the Octopus Sisig. Not only does he get to bring home P100,000 cash prize, but he will also receive exclusive publicity features and a special feature in the official Funlasang Pinoy Cookbook.

“The talent and creativity of Pinoy chefs are definitely something to be proud of. As a team of chefs who understands the needs of the culinary industry, we at Unilever Food Solutions are always finding ways to provide them avenues to gain more inspiration, knowledge, and access to the right products that will complement that and help them improve the dining experience of their loyal diners,” added Carreon.

MORE ABOUT UFS

To know more about Unilever Food Solutions and Funlasang Pinoy, visit www.ufs.com.