President Marcos took pride in Filipino cuisine as he noted how it has improved in the global scale because of its cultural diversity and varied flavors.
Filipino dishes (Photo courtesy of Shef)
In his BBM Vlog 259: “Chibog,” the Chief Executive cited the recent ranking released by online travel guide Taste Atlas that put Filipino cooking on 33rd of the best cuisines in the world.
He also noted that Makati City is 100th in the best food cities in the world, sour soup sinigang at 97th of the best dishes, and lumpiang shanghai at 93rd of the best street food based on the same ranking.
“Tanyag at talagang maipagmamalaki natin sa buong mundo ang mga pagkain natin dahil iba talaga ang flavor ng Filipino cuisine (Our food is really popular and we can boast about it in the world because the flavor of Filipino cuisine is really different),” he added.
Marcos grows even more optimistic that Filipino cuisine can reach new levels if foreigners and tourists will discover the country’s regional cuisine.
“Ang feeling ko ‘pag nalaman pa iyong iba nating regional cuisine, tataas pa ‘yan. Ang dami nating hindi pa nila nakikita (My feeling is that when they learn about our regional cuisine, that will improve. We have so many more they haven’t seen),” the President explained.
Stressing that food brings in tourists, he underscored the role of social media in bringing more attention to Filipino food.
“Mayaman ang kultura natin sa pagkain at pagluluto. Gamit ang social media, lalo pa natin malalaman na may mga pagkain na dapat dayuhin at subukan (Our culture is rich in food and cooking. Using social media, we will know more about the food we need to visit and try),” Marcos said.