Consul General Flores Led Fujian Food Festival Launch in Manila

Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores (3rd from left) led the symbolic launching of the Philippine-Fujian Week’s Fujian Food Festival with VIP guests (from left) FFCCCII President Domingo Yap, DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado, Business Tycoon Mr. Lucio Tan with his wife Carmen, GM Anthony Tan of Century Park Hotel and chefs from C & D Hotel at Café in the Park, Century Park Hotel Manila on June 01, 2017.

27 June 2017 XIAMEN — The Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen successfully launched the Fujian Food Festival at the Café in the Park, Century Park Hotel Manila on June 01 which forms part of the Philippine-Fujian Week, an initiative of the Consulate General in Xiamen.

Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores underscored the importance of the food festival which aims to promote the unique and authentic flavors of Fujian cuisine among Filipinos as well as to the Filipino-Chinese community in the Philippines. He conveyed appreciation to Century Park Hotel for its valuable support and commitment in hosting the event as well as the partner hotel in Xiamen, C & D Hotel, for flying in to Manila four chefs.

The launching program commenced with a traditional Chinese lion dance. Consul General Flores led the symbolic food opening with DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado, FFCCCII President Domingo Yap, Mr. & Mrs. Lucio Tan of LT Group, GM Anthony Tan of Century Park Hotel, Mr. Pan Feng, Cultural Officer of Chinese Embassy in Manila and chefs from C & D Hotel.

The Food Festival showcased an array of authentic Fujian cuisine favorites.

For more information, visit xiamenpcg.dfa.gov.ph. END

Left photo: Mr. Bai Lei, acclaimed Fujian artist-calligrapher and Mr. Pan Feng, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines enjoys Fujian cuisine during the opening as one of the special guests of the launching of Food Festival at Century Park Hotel in Manila on June 01, 2017.

DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado and Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores during the launching of Fujian Food Festival.