MICROWAVABLE CHICHARON? This Filipino favorite and
its variations, including chichi-rabao, will be among the many products that
will be on exhibit at the upcoming Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair to be held
from March 26-30, 2014, at SM Megatrade Halls 1-3, 5th Level,
Building B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
With about half of Filipino
MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises) in the food and beverage sector,
the Department of Trade & Industry’s Bureau of Domestic Trade (DTI-BDT) is
bringing together more than 200 exhibitors from the country’s 16 regions to
showcase the best of Philippine food products, promote the country as a
culinary destination, and provide business opportunities to entrepreneurs
nationwide.
Dubbed Piling-Piling Pagkaing Pilipino,
this edition of the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair will showcase a seafood
pavilion as well as a pili nut pavilion. Also available will be coffee from
Benguet, unoy rice from Kalinga, empanada from Ilocos, longanisa from Vigan,
Ivatan yellow rice from Batanes, sans rival from Pampanga, cashew nuts from
Palawan, smoked fish from Cavite, suman sa lihiya from Oriental Mindoro, laing
and pinangat from Albay, snack food from Iloilo, chicharon from Cebu, moron
from Leyte, juices from Zamboanga, processed meat from Misamis Oriental, coco
sugar from Davao del Sur, tablea from Agusan del Sur, and many more
mouthwatering delicacies from all over the country.
For more information,
contact the DTI-Bureau of Domestic Trade at telephone no. 751-3223, fax no.
751-3224, or email bdt@dti.gov.ph. Please “Like” the
Facebook page www.facebook.com/sikatpinoyfairs
for updates on Sikat Pinoy events.
