{"id":35772,"date":"2014-12-17T21:54:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T13:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=35772"},"modified":"2014-12-18T00:57:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T16:57:21","slug":"pope-francis-will-have-a-chance-to-taste-filipino-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/17\/pope-francis-will-have-a-chance-to-taste-filipino-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis will have a chance to taste Filipino food"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — Pope Francis will have a chance to taste Filipino cuisine, as organizers are thinking of serving him local delicacies during his lunch with the survivors of natural calamity in Leyte next month.<\/p>\n

Fr. Rex Ramirez, a priest from Palo Archdiocese said that although there will be Italian dishes, majority of the food that will be serve during the lunch meeting will be local delicacies.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiguro may pansit, adobo, paksiw na isda, pritong isda, karne at marami pang iba<\/em>\u00a0(Maybe there will be pancit [noodles], adobo, paksiw na isda [fish stew in vinegar], fried fish, meat, and lots of other things),\u201d he said in an interview.<\/address>\n

However, the Catholic priest noted that the preparation of the food will have to be consulted with the Vatican, since the pontiff might be allergy to seafood. .<\/p>\n

Aside from Filipino food, they are also preparing Italian cuisine for the entourage of the Holy Father.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng safe siguro ay isda at baboy pero ang pagka luto wala akong<\/em> idea (The safest choice would probably be fish and pork but I have no idea what the dish will be exactly),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 17, the pontiff will be in Tacloban and Palo in Leyte, to have lunch with the survivors of super typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban and the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol.<\/p>\n

The priest noted that what the ordinary people will eat, is the same food that Pope Francis will eat, since they will be sitting on the same table.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam naman ng nunciature sa Manila ay may instruction naman kung ano kakaninin ng mga tao (The nunciature in Manila has instructions on what the participants will eat)<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ramirez said that the organizers are also planning to serve him \u201clechon\u201d or roasted pig, which is a popular food among Filipinos during special celebration.<\/p>\n

However, he is not certain if they will serve a whole lechon or it will be chopped.<\/p>\n

The four-day Apostolic and State Visit will begin on Jan. 15 up to Jan. 19, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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