Filipino Cuisine Featured at Biggest Eurasian Festival in The Hague

Chef Reynorr’s “atchara” sandwich is made of fried beef tapa (tenderloin), garnished with mushrooms, homemade ‘atchara’ (pickled papaya), with his own recipe of the banana catsup, topped with fried egg. (The Hague PE photo)

06 June 2018 – Filipino Chef Reynorr Samson showcased the unique flavors of Philippine cuisine during his participation in the 60^th TongTong Festival, the biggest Eurasian food festival in The Hague on 01 June. 

Chef Reynorr whipped up what he called the “atchara sandwich” during a cooking demonstration at the said event.  Atchara sandwich is a Filipino-style sandwich made of fried beef tapa, mushrooms, pickled papaya (atchara), banana catsup, and fried egg.  The atchara sandwich placed 4^th during the Lekkerste Broodje (Tastiest Sandwich) in Horecaya, Amsterdam last January.

The Philippine Embassy in The Hague supported the event as part of its celebration of Philippine National Heritage Month in May and in the lead up to the month-long celebration of the 120^th anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence in June.  END

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Ambassador Jaime Victor and Mrs. Gina Ledda attended the cooking demo with Embassy personnel in full support of world-class Pinoy talented chef, Chef Reynorr (Photos courtesy of Ma. Helen B. Operio, The Hague PE)