PH Consul General Hosts Luncheon Chicago’s Filipino Food Wonderland

The members of the Chicago Consular Corps Ladies Club pose for a group photo in front of the Seafood City Supermarket. Left to right: Sally Ryan King of Barbados, Jessie Maglangit of Seafood City, Allison Brustin of Nepal, Samiyyah Andrewin-Miranda of Mexico, Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin, Consul General of the Dominican Republic Gisselle Castillo, Consul General of Indonesia Rosmalawati Chalid, Fabiola di Clemente of Italy, Habibe Redzepi of Macedonia, Consul General of Croatia Hon. Sanja Lakovic and Katarina Andersson of Finland. (Anna Liza Alcantara photo)

CHICAGO 04 July 2018 — Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin invited the members of the Chicago Consular Corps Ladies Club (CCCLC) to a luncheon held at Seafood City Supermarket in Chicago, Illinois on 28 June 2018.

The Consuls General of Croatia, Indonesia, and Dominican Republic, as well as spouses of Consuls General of Nepal, Italy, Macedonia, Finland, Barbados and Mexico attended the luncheon.

The Philippine Consulate General and Seafood City co-hosted the event to showcase Filipino cuisine and products. Members of the CCCLC gained valuable insights about Filipino products and delicacies during the market tour by Mr. Jessie Maglangit, Store Manager at Seafood City.

The luncheon menu takes on a repertoire of famous Filipino food such as inihaw na talong, sinigang na tiyan ng bangus, lumpiang sariwa, chicken or pork adobo, and halo-halo, among others.

Also known as Chicago’s Filipino Food Wonderland, Seafood City Supermarket is the largest Asian grocery store chain catering to Filipino Americans since 1989. Today, it has stores in California, Nevada, Washington, and Hawaii, as well as in Toronto, Canada. END

Mr. Jessie Maglangit, Seafood City Store Manager, answers questions about Seafood City’s products and services during the market tour prior the Luncheon with Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin and the members of the Chicago Consular Corps and Ladies Club (CCCLC). (Ms. Anna Liza Alcantara photo)

Photo opportunity inside the function room of the Seafood City before the luncheon with the Seafood City organizers: (standing left to right) Mr. Jessie Maglangit, Ms. Brenda Lorenzo, Mr. Sam Dumadag and Mr. Carlos Pimentel. (Anna Liza Alcantara photo)

For more information, visit www.chicagopcg.dfa.gov.ph ; www.chicagopcg.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinChicago.