Arts: FoodCulture/Cuisine: July 12-15, Mandaluyong City

From bagnet to pinangat at ‘Eats more fun’ food fair

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Posted at 06/25/2012 5:33 PM | Updated as of 06/25/2012 5:34 PM

From bagnet to pinangat at ‘Eats more fun’ food fair | ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – 

Over 190 producers and manufacturers from all over the Philippines will converge in Mandaluyong City to offer a variety of fresh and processed food products.

The food trade fair, billed as “Eats more fun in the Philippines,” will be held at Megatrade Halls 2 and 3 at SM Megamall from July 12 to 15.

The event is in celebration of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Week set every second week of July by Republic Act 9501, or the Magna Carta for MSMEs.

Among the items to be sold in the trade fair are vegetables and coffee from Kalinga, honey and vinegar from Benguet, bagnet (big slabs of deep-fried pork) and longanisa (Filipino sausage) from Ilocos, unpolished rice from Nueva Ecija, desserts from Pampanga and Laguna, and malunggay products from Batangas.


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There will also be pinangat (a dish using taro leaves, chili, meat and coconut milk) and pili products from Bicol, as well as fruit-flavored wines from Agusan del Sur.

Organizers said there are plenty of opportunities in the food business especially with the growing popularity of weekend markets in Metro Manila such as Mercato Centrale.

They added that more Filipinos and foreigners are interested to learn more about cuisines from the Philippines’ many regions.

Filipino MSMEs who are interested to participate in the “Eats more fun in the Philippines” food trade fair may contact the Bureau of MSME Development at (02) 751-5059, 751-5036 or the Bureau of Domestic Trade at 751-3227 or 751-3229.