{"id":191933,"date":"2018-11-30T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T02:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=191933"},"modified":"2025-01-19T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:56:49","slug":"experience-motivates-kulinarya-2018-winner-not-the-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/30\/experience-motivates-kulinarya-2018-winner-not-the-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience motivates \u2018Kulinarya\u2019 2018 winner, not the prize"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aside from luck, Pimentel believes that his edge for winning is his genuine love for food, and understanding and knowing everything about it, including the combination of flavors \u201cand a lot of heart.\u201d (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013A chef, teacher, foodie and photo hobbyist who describes himself as \u201can average\u201d Cavite\u00f1o guy Nicole G. Pimentel says the cash part of winning the “Kulninarya 2018” is \u201cmere bonus and treasures more than experience.<\/p>\n

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Pimentel bagged the top spot in the \u2018Kulinarya Cavite\u00f1a 2018\u2019 cook-off challenge held at the Culinary Laboratory of Lyceum of the Philippines (LPU) here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSumali ako kasi, (ksi) I\u2019ve been competing my whole life, hindi para sa parangal kungdi para sa experience,\u201d (I joined, and I\u2019ve been competing my whole life, not for the title but for the experience,\u201d quips Pimentel when asked for his reaction after bagging the first prize.<\/p>\n

Joining competition is also Pimentel\u2019s way to further challenge himself, and keep his passion for food, \u201cit is my first love,\u201d thus he always give his 100% best in all that he do.<\/p>\n

He garnered the highest weighted average after summing up the scores for each of the competitors\u2019 entries, from appetizer, main dish and dessert.<\/p>\n

His entries, shrimp and oyster cake with \u2018tinapa\u2019 (smoked fish) cream sauce for appetizer, adobong dilaw with \u2018kamote\u2019 (sweet potato) and \u2018kalabasa\u2019 (pumpkin) puree for main dish, mango shirt cake with quesillo cheese for dessert; bested 15 other professional chefs, culinary professors and teachers residing in Cavite.<\/p>\n

Aside from luck, Pimentel believes that his edge for winning is his genuine love for food, and understanding and knowing everything about it, including the combination of flavors \u201cand a lot of heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

The culinary competition, dubbed \u201cKalye Kulinarya,\u201d organized by the Provincial Government of Cavite, through its Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) and in collaboration with LPU-Cavite, is aimed at revolutionizing traditional Cavite dishes and delicacies.<\/p>\n

The cook-off was just one of the series of activities, from workshop to cooking demo of \u2018A Taste of Cavite: An appreciation of Cavite\u2019s Old Cuisines\u2019 to make professional chefs, and culinary teachers, including students aware, appreciate and come up with innovative approaches on how to promote, showcase Cavite\u2019s cultural history of local cuisines \u2018but without losing its authenticity,\u2019 quips Razor Philippines Executive Chef and \u2018Punong Heneral\u2019 of Cavite\u2019s Culinary Generals Chef Christopher G. Carangian who chaired the board of judges during the contest.<\/p>\n

Carangian, with co-judges Lorelie Torres (officer-in-charge, Provincial Government of Bulacan Public Affairs Office) and La Consolacion College Chef\/Professor Edilberto Tawagon, judged the entries, from appetizer, main course and dessert, based on execution, artistry and taste.<\/p>\n

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Like Pimentel, second placer Chef Armand Joseph S.<\/p>\n

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Senido, head Chef of Olivia \u2018s Coffee Estate, shared that the title and cash prize are mere bonus, and gets motivated by the opportunity to promote Cavite\u2019s gatronomical treasures, \u201cespecially from my town, Tanza.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says that his entries: Lumpiang Estacion (Estacion roll made of noodle dish which originated in Tanza wrapped, completed with Estacion sauce) for appetizer, Valenciana con morcon as main course and puto de oro as dessert, from Tanza and its nearby town of Rosario and General Trias city, are his humble way \u201cto help promote my town, and the province of Cavite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both winners are most thankful, to Cavite Governor Jesus Crispin Remulla, PTCAO officer-in-charge Elinia Imelda Rozelle S. Sangalang, LPU President Atty. Roberto Laurel and LPU Vice President Maria Teresa Pilapil, Dean of LPU College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (CITHM) Dr. Mark Irvin Selis, and judges for the opportunity to be part of this noble cause, to relive and re-introduce Cavite\u00f1o cuisines as they share their title to fellow cooks, chefs who participated in the competition, “we all did great in promoting how rich the culinary treasures Cavite is,” said Pimentel.<\/p>\n

Aside from the plaque and trophies, Pimentel and Senido received a cash prize of PHP25,000 and PHP15,000 respectively. On the other hand, Dean and Professor of Cavite City\u2019s Saint Gregory College of Science and Technology Marvin Carandang received PHP10,000 for finishing third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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