The ASEAN Flavors Connection
NCCA formally launches Filipino Food Month with partner agencies By Earl D.C. Bracamonte The National Commission for Culture & the Arts (NCCA), together with partner agencies, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Tourism, and the Philippine Culinary & Heritage Movement (PCHM), launched the National Food Month through a presser at the Metropolitan Theater Ballroom in the city of Manila. Simply dubbed “Connected by Taste: The Filipino food in the flavors of ASEAN,” the mid-afternoon event highlighted our shared culinary heritage with our ASEAN neighbors; and at the same time celebrate the unique flavors, traditions, and stories that define Pinoy food. “It is hoped that we will have a local rating like the Michelin Star in the future – even a Michelin PH excellence rating. There are eager efforts for global recognition of our food. “Food, in general, has become globally competitive. Around the country, we highlight restaurants that promote international visibility,” e...
