Cook Cheese to stay Together

Philippine Chefs   and students decided to bolster   their cooking career with   a   prolific Philip. As the event held at the Araneta coliseum was sponsored by Kraft Eden cheese, the culinary experts were required to come up with 5,000 meals containing cheese to beat the previous record, set by India in 2007, of 4,668 dishes. Cooks from local esteemed culinary institutions including Regina Carmeli, St. Paul College, Centro Escolar University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, La Consolacion College and Arellano University all   tried their best to come up with innovative and tasty cheese treats.

The Chefs and students from the finest cooking school in Manila gathered at the Araneta Coliseum to create   5,845 cheese-based dishes. Alex Tacdera   a representative of Kraft Foods   said that the record was organized   to celebrate Philippines originality in food. Also through the record they wanted to   highlight to the world that people in Philippines were absolute food lovers. The   budding cooks came up with their own innovative   methods  and added their sense of creativity into the dish.

The Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Art contributed most of the research and student manpower in the making of the event, with the added help of other schools such as Regina Carmeli, St. Paul College, Centro Escolar University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, La Consolacion College, and Arellano University. Tacdera insisted that it was important   during challenging times to stand as a Nation and not brood on losses and problems. The purpose of the event was to come together, enrich the food with your creativity and depict the love for food   by making   it well. This could in a way empower the pride of our country.

 Kraft Eden would be organizing   a “Keso de Gallo”, an event where people will try to use Eden cheese to prepare a feast for families affected by the Ondoy and Pepeng typhhons, who don’t have the means to celebrate Christmas this year. This was an effort to bring smile on the faces of the less privileged and give them more reasons to celebrate festivals.

The Most Number of Dishes on Display counted to 5845 and was set by chefs and students from Manila’s Best cooking Schools at Manila, Philippines on December 15,2009.