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Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts

Friday, September 16, 2016

DIET: Knorr Gastro Park - Keeping Your Palate on Trend


Unilever Food Solutions launches new kitchen innovations: 
Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder and Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce 

I one of the lucky people to get a chance to taste the recipes prepared by the chefs' in Knorr Gastro Park last Friday at BGC. 

In light of the demand and buzz for this new flavor that has made Southeast Asians crazy over salted egg chips and salted egg-filled custard buns, Unilever Food Solutions Philippines (UFS)—the maker of Knorr®, Lady’s Choice, Best Foods, and Lipton—brings to Manila the key ingredient in the latest trend taking over the commercial kitchens in Manila: Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder. Aside from this, making Asian sauces has also become easier with the availability of the highly versatile and premium Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce that gives dishes a nice sheen and aromatic sweetness.





“We at UFS understand the ever-changing palate of diners and the needs of our chefs and cooks across the country.  Because of this, we make sure to help them keep up in satisfying their diners’ cravings,” said Pat Mallari, Country Marketing Manager of UFS Philippines. “That is why we are happy to bring these latest innovations—the Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder and Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce—to our Filipino chefs to make sure that they stay ahead of the game in light of the growing demand for more creative and gastronomic dishes Filipinos are looking for.”

”We bring various kinds of kitchen staples from different parts of Asia closer to Filipino chefs because we want to break geographical barriers for them. We also want to enable them to bring to life their international concepts with ease and at most creativity for the delight of local diners,” she added.


Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder is a one-step solution for salted egg dishes. It is made only with the best quality egg yolks for better flavor, color, and aroma and to save on labor and time in the kitchen. Chefs and operators no longer have to deal with fluctuating supply or quality of salted eggs because of its consistent availability and quality.


Meanwhile, Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce is another kitchen delight as a premium one-step honey sauce that can be used on its own or as a base sauce. Made from premium yellow rock sugar and real honey, it saves time and labor, perfect for dishes like marmite chicken, glazed spareribs, or any new dish creations through the creativity and boldness of brilliant chefs.

Make sure your palate and menu are on trend. Visit www.ufs.com to get your hands on Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder and Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce and create exciting and gastronomic dishes.


The Chefs’ Takes on the Knorr® Salted Egg Powder and Rock Sugar Honey Sauce

The best part of this event is that we had a chance to taste all the food prepared by the Chefs' using Knorr Salted Egg Powder and Rock Sugar Honey Sauce. Guys, I will feel sorry in advance because all food are so delicious and I used Huawei P9 to take all of them!



To showcase the versatility of these products, Chef Alan Wong of UFS Malaysia showcased different ways to use these ingredients in his own recipes. For Hors D’oeuvre, he used the salted egg powder with his “Curry-Salted Egg Veloute”— a spanner crab salad with spiced chicharron. Meanwhile, the rock sugar honey sauce was used in his “Seventh Heaven Pork Belly Cooked Twice” dish, which was described as Gochujang Caramel Sauce, Pickled Daikon, and Korean XO Sauce.


Cathryn and I 


This is my favorite!





















Aside from Wong, UFS Philippines Sous Chef Carlos “Pipo” Aluning also shared his own dishes. Inspired by the richness and soft consistency of the Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder and the sweet aroma and natural glaze that the Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce gives off, he prepared these irresistible dishes: Fried squid balls with ginger miso glaze and spicy honey glaze, Salted egg shrimp poppers, Salted egg ice cream topped with crumble and soured candy bits.

“It is important for chefs like me that the key ingredients in our kitchen enable us to flex our creative hats in innovating new and exciting dishes for our diners, help us be efficient in managing our time and resources, and most of all, guarantee consistent satisfaction of our diners’ evolving tastes,” said Chef Aluning. “This is why these new Knorr® Golden Salted Egg Powder and Knorr® Rock Sugar Honey Sauce are perfect additions to the kitchen staples today.”





Cathryn's favorite by Chef Wong

In addition to this, he has also prepared a Chinese Platter consisting of “Roulade of Pork Rind” (Chicken Oyster and Shrimp Stuffing, Asian Vinaigrette, Aromatic Salted Egg Gravy) and “Fragrant Glutinous Rice Pot Sticker (Pork Liver Pate, White Fish Paste, Bean Curd Skin, Fermented Kung-Po Sauce, Lardons). Wong is the Chef de Cuisine for Chinese Cuisine of UFS Malaysia and Lead Chef for Asian Sauces for UFS Southeast Asia. 






Congratulations Knorr and Chefs'  

Filipino Cuisine:  
Fernando Aracama, Executive Chef of Aracama
Pauline Benedicto, Executive Chef of Rekado Filipino Comfort Food

Western:
Joshua Boutwood, Executive Chef of The Bistro Group


Fusion:
Kenneth Cacho, Director for Culinary Arts of ISCAHM
Kimberly Solejon, Cucina Idol Grand Winnder and PCC 2016 Best Chef

Desserts:
Michael Miko Aspiras, Pastry Chef at Le Petit Souffle, Scout's Honor Cookies PH


Have a great day everyone! 
xx

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Our Best Monday Ever with McDonald's on 4th National Breakfast Day



Our best Monday ever is here! 

McDonald's invites everyone on March 14 for a ‘best Monday ever’ experience with the 4th National Breakfast Day! To get rid of the Monday blues, McDonald's offers its customers a reason to welcome the beginning of the week with bright smiles.

On March 14, more than 400 participating McDonald's breakfast restaurants nationwide will be giving away free McMuffins to customers from 6:00AM to 7:00AM. Each customer will be able to get his or her free McMuffin on a first-come-first-serve basis via dine-in, take-out, or drive-thru. 

"With the 4th National Breakfast Day, we want to remind Filipinos that at McDonald’s, they can have a great start to their day.  It is our commitment at McDonald's to provide customers with a beautiful morning experience through our delicious and quality breakfast offers,” says Kenneth S. Yang, McDonald's Philippines President and Chief Executive Officer.



McDonald’s turns the spotlight again to its McMuffin products. Made of a  freshly cracked Grade A egg, lean Canadian bacon, melty American cheese in between perfectly toasted English Muffins, the Egg McMuffin is an iconic McDonald’s breakfast item loved all over the world. Not to be outdone, the Sausage McMuffin, a juicy and savory all-beef sausage with melty American cheese in between warm, perfectly toasted English Muffins, has also definitely become a breakfast favorite.



Pumped up for your best Monday ever? Share your excitement on McDonald’s official Facebook page, facebook.com/McDo.ph, or tag @McDo_PH on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #NationalBreakfastDay. For more information on the 4th National Breakfast Day, visit www.mcdonalds.com.ph.

PS: Bae Alden sent me a reminder for tomorrow!

Happy Monday everyone!!!
xx

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

SilkAir Travel Fair in Ayala Center Cebu 2016


YAY! It's perfect time to plan your travels this year. In my case, I already have plans on the second half of the year and I'm kinda excited about it. This first half of the year, I am still planning where to go. 

Because you're goal is to go to a place you haven't been to once a year or go on vacation and create more memories, this probably a good news for you. :) 

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA) joins in to celebrate SIA’s 50th anniversary in the Philippines with great fares to over 50 Destinations around the world. 

SILKAIR Travel Fair, 19-21 February 2016, Ayala Center Cebu

Happening for the second year in a row, this three-day event brings fantastic airfares around the world to our Filipino customers in Cebu. All the above promotional fares and celebratory perks will also be available at this travel fair. More details below: 

REWARDING CUSTOMERS WITH THE LARGEST TRAVEL SALE: MORE THAN 50 GREAT FARES 

KrisFlyer members, BPI credit cardholders, Globe Platinum customers as well as Glorietta and Ayala Center Cebu shoppers are in for a treat as SIA offers all-inclusive round trip promotional fares starting from just USD150, with an option of Real 0% interest for up to 6 months under BPI Special Installment Plan. Promotional sale is valid for purchase from 1 to 29 February 2016, and for travel until 31 December 2016. Travel is valid out of Manila on Singapore Airlines and out of Cebu, Davao and Kalibo on SilkAir. 

To become a KrisFlyer member sign up today on krisflyer.com to start earning miles for your next holiday. 


FARES

Economy Class Fares
All-in round trip Economy Class fares to Singapore are available from just USD150 and to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong from USD200. Other Asian countries within reach are Japan and Korea from USD400. Economy Class Fares to Australia are available for as low as USD600 and to Europe at USD880. And from only USD950, passengers can travel to New Zealand and the United States.

Premium Economy Class Fares 
Travellers can experience SIA’s latest cabin product with special Premium Economy Class fares to Delhi and Mumbai from USD1,200, Sydney from USD1,350, Auckland from USD1,800 and Europe and US from USD1,850.

Business Class Fares
Enjoy Business Class service on your flight to Singapore starting from just USD950. Other Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia are within your reach starting from just USD850, and Myanmar from just USD950.

Visit the world-class city of Dubai or the beautiful beaches of Maldives from only USD1,800. Promotional fares for Business Class passengers to Australia start at USD 2,000, to India from USD2,000 and South Africa from USD3,000. If the New Zealand Alps and European culture excite you, they are yours to marvel at for only USD 3,000. Customers can also pack their bags for a trip to the US with an all-in round trip ticket from USD 3,500.

Generous baggage allowances - This is amazing! 
The all-in exceptional value fares come with 30kg baggage allowance for Economy, 35kg for Premium Economy and 40kg for Business Class. 



DELIGHT IN THESE EXCLUSIVE CELEBRATORY PERKS

Real 0% Special Installment Plan and USD50 Cash Back
Free 1-night Hotel Stay in Singapore or Free Admission to over 20 attractions
Free SGD20 Changi Dollar Voucher
Generous baggage allowances



BOOKING YOUR TICKETS
To book, visit your nearest SilkAir Ticket offices, or call SilkAir Cebu at 6332-505-7871, SilkAir Davao at 6382-227-5301, SilkAir Kalibo at 6336-500-7226. You can also contact any participating travel agent 1 to 29 February 2016. For more details, visit silkair.com or singaporeair.com

Visit SIA Manila Ticket Office, SilkAir Cebu, Davao or Kalibo Ticket Offices to enjoy up to 6 months Real 0% interest Special Installment plan on your BPI Credit Card when you make your bookings.


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ABOUT SILKAIR

As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir operates the Singapore Airlines Group's narrowbody fleet and extends the Group network by seeding and developing new, exciting destinations in Asia Pacific. The airline took to the skies in February 1989 as Tradewinds the Airline, before evolving into SilkAir in 1992. In its early days, the airline catered to passengers holidaying in exotic destinations in the region, including Phuket and Tioman. As the carrier developed, regional business destinations such as Phnom Penh, Yangon and Kuala Lumpur were added.

Today, the full service airline operates more than 350 weekly flights to 49 destinations in 13 countries. Recent additions to the network include Cairns (May 2015) and Male (October 2015). The airline currently has a fleet of 29 aircraft, comprising 4 A319s, 11 A320s and 14Boeing 737-800s. In August 2012, the airline announced the largest order in its history of up to 68 Boeing 737 aircraft, with firm orders comprising of both Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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Have a great day everyone!