Pasta has played a major role in Filipinos’ lives, from being part of our
daily meals to a popular choice for various events and gatherings. October marks
a special month for Filipino Pasta lovers as we join the world in celebrating the
World Pasta Month worldwide.
I personally loved pasta and was really excited for this event that I was invited into. I got to taste 8 different pasta dishes. This year, the National Pasta Month celebration highlights an exciting challenge among Mercato Centrale food vendors as they participate in the Doña Elena Al Dente Ultimate Pasta Challenge where they featured their originally crafted meal combinations of their specialty dishes and Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta. The event was held last last October 14, at the Mercato Centrale, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
After the registration, participants were given a Pasta Passport where you can get the guides and how to enjoy free Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta products and appreciate the entertainment band and program hosted by the radio and TV host, Jamie Fournier. The passport costs P100.
Passport holders of the event were also able to taste and vote for the best pasta dish from the eight pasta-licious dish entries of the Ultimate Pasta Challenge participants and five beautifully designed pasta artwork from the Pasta Art competition.
Passport holders of the event were also able to taste and vote for the best pasta dish from the eight pasta-licious dish entries of the Ultimate Pasta Challenge participants and five beautifully designed pasta artwork from the Pasta Art competition.
I enjoyed roaming around even for a fact that it was so hot under the tent. I was able to taste all the pasta dishes and voted for the one that I liked the most. I loved the uniqueness of the Salted Egg Pasta which its saltiness and sweetness combined, so they got my vote. I also loved the creaminess and full of flavors of the Salmon and Spinach Pasta which won the People's Choice Award.
Aside from the sumptuous free tasting of all the pasta dishes, there are also booths for the following brands: Masflex, Tecnogas, Fujidenzo, Whirlpool, May Sparkling, Franzia, Don Lucio Wines, UP Piccola Italia; and in cooperation with its media partners: Appetite Magazine, Breakfast Magazine, Business Mirror, Business World, Cook Magazine, Malaya Business Insight and Manila Bulletin.
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| Free taste of May Sparkling, I love it! |
There are a lot of prizes and giveaways given to the media and participants. Aside from that is the pasta eating challenge!
And here are the list of winners:
Pasta Dish Winners:
2nd Runner up - Hairstylist's Menu Pak na Pasta
1st Runner Up & People's Choice Award: Chicago Pizza Pasta Salmon & Spinach
Grand Prize: Aces Cuisine Deep Fried Smoked Chicken
Pasta Artwork Winners:
2nd Runner Up: Carnival of Mask
1st Runner Up: Cathedral
Grand Prize: Colosseum
“This culinary gathering highlights the universal love for pasta. We aim to bring more people to appreciate pasta and into recognizing how this dish has been part of our lives. It also allows us to present to our Filipino consumers a variety of dishes that they can enjoy Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta with. We will continue bringing them great-tasting authentic Italian pasta,” says Rachelle Chang, Product Associate.
Made with 100% durum wheat semolina, Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta is
crafted with bronze dies which leave rough ridges on the pasta, helping sauces
cling better thus making it more flavorful. It is available in five variants –
Fusilli, Spaghetti, Fettuccine, Penne Rigate, and Lasagna.
“Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta and Fly Ace Corporation, together with our
event partners, are extremely honored to initiate celebrating Pasta Month in
the country. And now, on our third year, we continue our vision to bring not
just great-tasting pasta but the world’s best food and beverages to Filipino
households,” Fly Ace Corporation General Manager Ramon Daez concludes.
The Doña Elena Al Dente Ultimate Pasta Challenge is in co-presented by Masflex,
Tecnogas, Fujidenzo, Whirlpool, May Sparkling, Franzia, Don Lucio Wines, UP
Piccola Italia; and in cooperation
with its media partners: Appetite Magazine, Breakfast Magazine, Business
Mirror, Business World, Cook Magazine, Malaya Business Insight, Manila
Bulletin, Mommy Bloggers Philippines and wheninmanila.com.
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Fly Ace Corporation is one of the leading food and beverage
consumer goods companies in the country today. Propelling limitless
multiple-category growth by bringing the best of the world closer to Filipino
consumers, Fly Ace Corporation’s portfolio of food and beverage products
includes house brands and exclusively distributed brands. To learn more about
Fly Ace, visit www.flyacecorp.com.
Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta is available
in all leading supermarkets nationwide. For more details, check out Doña Elena on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Donaelenacuisineraclub/.
*most of the texts are from the Press Release kit*
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