It’s
our 2nd time to be in a Sikat Pinoy Fair, this time which gave us
more interest is because its food. Imagine, all of the unique and delicious
foods from all over the Philippine archipelago in the 3 halls of SM Megatrade
Hall.
The
opening ceremony led by DTI Usec. Zeny Maglaya and DTI Sec. Gregory Domingo.
There was also a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing happened for the opening
of DTI Business Centers at SM Malls.
Guests and members of the media and blogging community enjoyed the “Sikat Pinoy”
cocktail drink that were served by the bartenders from Destileria Limtauco.
After
that, we started the booth hopping. There are about 230 booths in the venue
from local delicacies, sweets, drinks, teas, health supplements, viands,
processed foods and more. Our interest was more into new products as well as a
possibility to see a beloved product.
First
stop when we saw the Muscovado sugar, Cordillera coffee and the Kape Musang at
the Cordillera Products booth of Ms. Mary Grace Young. We were amazed coz we
only knew that Muscovado is only available in the Visayas area and the Kape
Musang somewhere in Mindoro. They offered free taste of their Cordillera
coffee. From our taste, we felt the goodness of Arabica coffee that was really
grown from the mountains.
Second
was the booth with Chica-carabao and Carabeef Tapa as they were based from
Cagayan province. As we had a taste run of their Chica-carabao Garlic flavor,
it was good. How I wish, I had a mini bottle of vinegar in my pocket to test it
with a dip. Their carabeef tapa costs P140 for ½ kilo while the chica-carabao
has a price tag of P40.
Then,
to Zambales. We had a stop to Zamango Co. Products as they offer unique
products like the Mango Leather (consists of pure dried mango which is the “cheek-like”
part) and the Zambales Mango-made dried mangoes. They said that their dried
mangoes do not use sugar compare to
others as you will taste the natural sweetness of the fruit. We had a bite of
the Mango Leather which is a great sub to the usual dried mangoes. Both
products sold at P35/pc. or 3 for P100
Next
stop, Davao. We tried the very unique carrot-calamansi spread on top of crackers
and we just discovered another good option for a filling to our next bread
order.
To
Tarlac. We had a break at Good Earth Farms and Foods booth as we got a 1st
encounter of a lemongrass juice or tanglad. As some of you know of a lil
peculiar taste of it, they added honey as natural sweetener.A 350 ml. bottle of
it costs P25. They also have tanglad tea which is only P30 per pack. As the
daughter of the owner said, you only need a pinch amount to have a mug of
tanglad tea which we think that we can make 100 mugs out of that pack. They also
have 2 different kinds of salabat powder which both had turmeric. They also
offer citronella-based mosquito repellent that can apply both on your skin or
near your surroundings. They had a statement to us that all of their products
are organic.
Makati,
we went to Andy Albao Enterprise booth as they offer fresh-to-the-eye and
innovative coco-based products like the coco and chocolate spread, coconut
butter (which is made of coconut meat), the coconut sauce that tastes like
oyster sauce, coconut jam with coco sugar and the teriyaki sauce which is also
made of coconut. You can check their products at www.cocowonder.com.ph
To
Pila, Laguna. We encountered the ladies of Fisshu Corner as they offer
Panggasius-based products like daing, fish floss (which is the scrap part or
drippings of fried panggasius), the Panggasius smoked fish, Panggasius fish
cake and the item that made us amazed was their Panggasius fish fillet which is
only P80/kilo. Wow, in our nearby supermarket the sale price of it is P110/kilo
(Panggasius is also known as cream dory) and it was made in Vietnam. We looking
forward to order from them soon as we help our fellow kababayan. Of course,
their panggasius are entirely produced in Pila, Laguna.
Manila/Zamboanga
area, we had a stop at Permex Producer & Exporter, Inc. , makers of
Paradiso and King Cup sardines and one of our fave tuna, Permex Tuna (mark our
words, their tuna is lot better than the leading brand) . We were really happy
to meet the people behind the company as the last time that we ate a Permex
tuna was years ago when I bought a can in Walter Mart Calamba. Good thing, they
are under negotiations with another known supermarket (Clue: the green one) to
strengthen their brand exposure to consumers which we hope that it will end in
a good note. They also shared a secret that a known “sosyal” bakeshop and 2
known donut brands are using their tuna for their products. Another proof that
their tuna is so good for an enticing price. As we had tuna in flakes in oil
with crackers, no changes. Their tuna is so so delicious. You wanna know the
secret? Better to stand by for our podcast soon featuring the said food fair.
Our
last stop was in Cainta, Rizal as we had an intro to Spirulina from Azrec
Spirulina. This another nice food supplement discovery is beneficial in our
well being. We had a glimpse of the nutrition facts of their capsule form and
woah! A lot of vitamins and minerals. They shared a fact that their products
are locally produced in Rizal. The 100 pc. capsule in a bottle costs P1000
while the 30 pc. capsule counterpart is P340. Good thing that you can order
their products at Lazada at even more affordable price.
This
was one of our great fairs that we had a visit so far since our blog was born.
We had a lot of pics that we cannot share by words to the point that we will
have a podcast episode of this fair soon. Of course, we included the contact
details on how you can order on the products that we visited.
Hurry
as the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair 2014 will be up only until March 30, 2014
from 10am-9pm at the Megatrade Hall, 5th flr. Of SM Megamall. We
assure that your allotted time and money will be a worthwhile experience.
2 reactions
reactionsHow much ang entrance?
ReplyThank you.
Entrance is free
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