The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched its newest food tourism program, the \u201cPhilippines Eatsperience\u201d to showcase local cuisine and popular Filipino street food, starting in two popular landmarks in Manila \u2014the Rizal Park and Intramuros.<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s concept, albeit beginning small, follows the likes of the famous Ugbo Street food hub and Taipei\u2019s tourist-drawing night markets, giving tourists a nice space for a stroll and at the same time a variety of affordable but good food offerings.<\/p>\n
The Filipino lifestyle and food market will be open to the public from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Thursday to Sunday) in Luneta, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Intramuros daily.<\/p>\n
The food hubs are located at the Noli Me Tangere Garden in Luneta and the historic Baluarte Plano de Isabel at the walled city of Intramuros.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to give as much exposure to Filipino food as possible and this is but the beginning of many initiatives that will highlight the best of Filipino cuisine,\u201d Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said during the launch on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The program is part of DOT\u2019s flagship project, the Philippine Experience Program (PEP), which recognizes the pivotal role of food and gastronomy in shaping the country\u2019s tourism landscape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you travel, food is part and parcel of your journey. So, food tourism touches upon every single aspect of the tourism sector, whether you’re there for the day, whether you’re there for several nights, whether you’re in transport, or whether you’re just visiting a restaurant,\u201d Frasco said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why we find food tourism to be an essential component of the Marcos administration’s thrust towards highlighting the Filipino identity. There is no Philippine experience that is complete without Filipino food,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Frasco hoped other local government units would also partner with the DOT as it prepares for the Philippine Eatsperience rollout nationwide.<\/p>\n
In the initial launch in Luneta and Intramuros, more than 30 food and beverage businesses were tapped to participate in the program.<\/p>\n
Culinary training and seminars on food safety were also provided to them through the Intramuros Administration and the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC).<\/p>\n
Also joining Frasco during the launch were Malaysian Ambassador Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, Thailand Ambassador Tull Traisorat, NPDC Executive Director Cecille Lorenzana-Romero, Intramuros Administrator Joan Padilla, and National Commission for Culture and Arts Chairman Victorina Manalo, among others. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ibinunyag ng Department of Tourism ang kanilang bagong programa sa food tourism, ang “Philippines Eatsperience” upang ipamalas ang lokal na kusina at sikat na Filipino street food, na sisimulan sa dalawang kilalang lugar sa Maynila \u2014 ang Rizal Park at Intramuros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":255218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19578],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-food"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}