Press Release No. - 04 - 2020

(10 February 2021) – The Philippine Consulate General invites the public to attend an interactive online short course series on Philippine cuisine entitled “Pinoy Food Stories: Evolution of Philippine Cuisine” which will take place every Friday at 3:00-5:30 PM HST from February 12 to March 12, 2021. The online course aims to take participants through the evolution of Philippine cuisine, from indigenous foods and ingredients to the different culinary practices of Filipinos around the world today. The course was developed by the Mama Sita Foundation, in partnership with the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM), and with the support of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu.

The course will have five modules and participants can choose to attend one or all module classes to attend. Topics include: “Provenance of Filipino Food”; “Provided by Nature: Indigenous Foodways”; “This or that? Asian Influences on Filipino Food”; “Everyday Is a Celebration: Spanish Influences on Filipino Culture”; and “At the Crossroads: Food Culture of Filipinos”. With these modules, participants can delve deeper into how Filipino food culture has been shaped throughout history, creating not just a heritage of flavors, but also a Filipino identity amid the influences of the past and the present.

Under the wings of Dr. Pia Arboleda, Director of the Center for Philippine Studies and Coordinator of the Filipino and Philippine Literature Program at the UHM, the online course will be taught by Mr. Paolo Ven Paculan of the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School.

Pinoy Food Stories is an offshoot of the Mama Sita Foundation’s annual storywriting contest, “Mga Kuwentong Pagkain”.

Registration is ongoing, with no fees nor requirements needed to sign up. Interested parties are requested to fill out the Google form at this link: https://forms.gle/ZUqdvy2qwkgmUJ6N6.

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