Last April 24-26 LTB Philippines Chefs Association supported the Madrid Fusion Manila Gastronomic Conference where top chefs from Spain Singapore Hong Kong and the Philippines including LTB Philippines Chefs Fernando Aracama and J. Gamboa presented their latest discoveries and techniques in the culinary field.
Featured Spanish Chefs:
Andoni Luis Aduriz (Mugaritz 2 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Elena Arzak (Arzak 3 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Quique Dacosta (Denia 3 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Ramón Freixa (Ramón Freixa Madrid 2 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Francis Paniego (Echaurren 2 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Paco Roncero (La Terraza del Casino 2 Michelin stars & 3 Repsol suns)
Mario Sandoval (Coque 1 Michelin star & 3 Repsol suns)
Paco Torreblanca (Torreblanca Bombonerías Best Pastry Chef in Spain and Europe)
Andre Chiang (Andre Singapore)
Alvin Leung (Bo Innovation Hong Kong)
Featured Philippine Based Chefs:
Fernando Aracama (Aracama Filipino Cuisine)
Margarita Fores (Lusso)
J. Gamboa (Cirkulo)
José Luis Gonzalez (Gallery Vask)
Pepe Lopez (Rambla)
Rob Pengson (The Goose Station)
Bruce Ricketts (Mecha Uma)
Myrna Segismundo (Restaurant 9501)
Claude Tayag (Bale Dutung)
Juan Carlos de Terry (Terry's)
April 22 - Welcome Dinner at Aracama Filipino Cuisine
Chef Fernando Aracama prepared a sumptuous Filipino dinner for the visiting chefs of MFM on April 23 at Aracama Filipino Cuisine. Present at the dinner were Spanish chefs: Elena Arzak Francisco Paniego and Mario Sandoval among others as well as officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM).
Welcome Dinner Menu at Aracama Filipino Cuisine
Nilasing na hipon - gin drunken shrimps alioli
Lumpia Bangus - smoked milkfish & vermicelli noodles
Sisig - Tete de Porc calamansi soy sauce chilies
Milky Way Specialties Beef Tapa Chips with Dikiam na Manggang Pajo Green Papaya Atachara and Daikon Radish Atchara
Prawn Sinigang - sour tamarind broth kangkong tomatoes
Adobo sa Tuba - twice cooked beef belly adobo green bananas
Chicken Inasal - grilled chicken annatto oil spicy sinamak vinegar
Crispy Pata - deep-fried pork knuckles
Gising Gising - winged beans coconut milk chilies
Grilled eggplant salad salted duck eggs olive oil
Dulce de Leche & deep fried pastry puffs
After the dinner a few of the chefs were hosted by Chef Jerome Valencia at Tambai and at Valkerie.
April 23 – Malacanang Reception for MFM Chefs
April 24 – MFM presentation by LTB Vice President Fernando Aracama
Chef Fernando Aracama presented his topic Base Ingredients: Sour Fruits at the Madrid Fusion Manila Gastronomic Conference to a crowd of over 1000 chefs restaurateurs food and beverage professionals from the region. Chef Fernando detailed the use of native tomatoes mangoes batuan sampaloc guava and other sour fruits in Negrese cuisine and demonstrated KBL Kadios Baboy at Langka and the making of Pickled Green Mangoes.
April 25 - International Press Dinner at Cirkulo
Cirkulo Restaurant hosted over 40 members of the international press and officials of MFM and the DOT at Cirkulo for dinner. The guests were given a glimpse of Chef J. Gamboa's presentation the following day by way of the dishes served: Cabeza de Cerdo or Sisig made from suckling pigs and Cochinillo Asado or Spanish Style Roast Suckling Pig. The guests enjoyed the delicious wines hosted by Bodegas Ramon Bilbao from Rioja Alta Spain: Monte Blanco Verdejo Mar de Frades Albariño Ramon Bilbao Gran Reserva 2006 and Ramon Bilbao Mirto 2008 delighted the palette of the guests.
April 26 – MFM presentation by LTB President J. Gamboa
Chef J. Gamboa closed MFM with his topic: Nose to Tail Cooking in the Filipino-Spanish Menu wherein Chef Gamboa examines the full use of the pig and cow in Filipino and Spanish cuisine and notes their similarities. He also presented a video detailing the journey of the suckling pig from the hills of Marinduque to the abattoir in Pasay then to the kitchen of Cirkulo where it is prepared for the Cochinillo Asado or Spanish Style Roast Suckling Pig.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RELbXaRNTes&feature=youtu.be
Nose to Tail Beef:
http://youtu.be/rIztVgsdKw4
Nose to Tail Pork:
http://youtu.be/975tm9V3IV4
