Miyerkules, Agosto 7, 2013

Gov. Espino commends two PSU Culinary Enthusiasts

Lingayen --- Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. in a courtesy call held August 5 commended two Pangasinense culinary enthusiasts who won in the Healthier Rice Challenge (brown rice and other staples recipe) conducted by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unitin San Fernando City, La Union on July 12 as part of the nutrition month celebration and observance of the National Year of Rice.
The rice dish “Pinoy Paella” of Jayson Maniago, a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BSHM) student of Pangasinan State University (PSU) Lingayen campus,earned the nod of the judges as he was declared 1st placer. He is expected to compete in the national competition which is yet to be announced.
Charles Oliver Livara, also a BSHM student of PSU, was third best in his rice dish “curry brown rice.”
“When we were there, of course we know magagaling ang mga kalaban, but we have gained confidence after seeing that even in plating alone our entries actually stand out,” Maniago said.
          “With our exposure to various culinary cooking trainings and with the guidance of our culinary professor, we were able to make it,” Livara added.
Maniago and Livara bested the dish entries of culinary buffs and restaurant owners sent by the provincial governments of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union in the cookfest. Consequently, one entry from La Union was declared second placer.
Maniago’s Pangasinan-inspired winning rice dish which is cooked using ingredients that are readily available in the province (bangus, clams, shrimps, kangkong and squash) will soon be featured in a cookbook to be published by the Philippine Rice Research Institute based in Nueva Ecija.
The two were trained by PSUculinary arts professor Rosario Valencerina before they were sent by the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAg) in the contest.
Home Management Technologist Vilma Bustamante from OPAg said the two culinary majors were personally chosen by Valencerina after OPAg has requested PSU to represent the province in the regional cookfest.
          “Actually, we should have won the second spot, considering the plating and the palatability of our curry brown rice. Nevertheless, we are proud that Pangasinenses made it,” she added.(PIO/Mark Gerry Naval Oblanca)

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