Ajinomoto Philippines CorporationAjinomoto® Umami Culinary ChallengeChef Colin McKayChef Eugene RaymundoChef Gene GonzalesChef James AntolinChef Sau del RosarioPress Release
Ajinomoto Presents 7th Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge
The 7th year of the Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC) proves to be even more exciting as it gathers 55 schools and
universities from NCR, Ilocos, Bicol, Central and Southern Luzon and regional
winners from Visayas and Mindanao. The nation’s best culinary teams will
showcase their culinary prowess on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 6:00 AM –
6:00 PM at the Philippine Trade and Training Center, Manila.
The
Ajinomoto® UCC is an inter-school
culinary competition where foodies and culinary enthusiasts meet with a common
dedication to unite taste and health in food preparations. UCC is part of
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation’s advocacy to promote the benefit of umami taste
in preparing deliciously nourishing recipes. Through its food brand slogan “Eat
Well, Live Well.®”, Ajinomoto hopes that future chefs and nutrition
professionals will create more deliciously nourishing food for Filipino
families to enjoy and live life to the fullest.
The
panel of judges is composed of Food and Nutrition luminaries: Chef Gene
Gonzales, Chef Sau del Rosario, Chef James Antolin, Chef Colin McKay, Chef
Eugene Raymundo, Dr. Celeste Tanchoco, Dr. Imelda Agdeppa, and Dr. Adela Ruiz
to name a few. They were invited to provide valuable insights to
student-competitors on how to apply culinary skills and nutrition knowledge in
the creation of nourishing umami dishes.
Over
300 aspiring chefs will compete in three (3) culinary competition categories: Best
Filipino Umami Dish, My Own Umami Creation and Umami Master and other
non-culinary categories: the “Aminomazing Showdown” beverage concoction contest
and the “My Umami Coach and I” food-styling competition. Finalists from Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao will compete in the National Cooking Showdown.
Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC)
is presented by AJINOMOTO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION in partnership with La
Germania, Solane, Fujidenso and Masflex.
About Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation
Ajinomoto Philippines
Corporation (APC) is an affiliate of Tokyo-based Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Established in 1958, APC lives by its promise to provide consumers products
that will always give the delicious taste to healthy and nutritious meals as
embodied in APC’s slogan Ajinomoto® “Eat Well, Live Well.®” APC’s
complete line of quality food and seasoning products are produced by
international affiliates and local toll manufacturers using Ajinomoto’s
license, quality standards and technological expertise. APC’s products include AJINO-MOTO® Umami
Seasoning,Ajinomoto® Brand
Ginisa Flavor Seasoning Mix, Ajinomoto® Brand
Chicken Powder, PORKSAVOR® All-in-One
Seasoning Mix, CRISPY FRY® Breading
Mix,CRISPY
FRY® Seasoned
Crumbs, TASTY BOY® All
Purpose Breading Mix, AJI-SHIO® Seasoning
Mix, Ajinomoto® Brand
Sinigang and FRES-C® Concentrated
Powdered Drink Mix.
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