PH Embassy Holds Week-Long Celebration of Filipino Cuisine in Bern

PH Ambassador to Switzerland Bernard Faustino M. Dy with Mr. Hüssu Matur, owner of Restaurant Gross-Wabern, with whom the Embassy collaborated for Philippine Food Week on 6-10 February 2024. (Berne PE photo)

BERN 15 February 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Switzerland held Philippine Food Week on 06-10 February 2024 in partnership with local restaurant, Gross-Wabern, to celebrate Filipino cuisine in the Swiss capital.

The Embassy collaborated with Gross-Wabern on a 4-course Filipino dinner menu which featured starters such as lumpiang gulay (vegetable spring roll), ensaladang talong (aubergine salad with mango), and vegetable sinigang (tamarind-based sour soup). Diners, who came from cities all over Switzerland, including Zürich, Luzern, and Neuchâtel, were given a choice for their main dish: to savor all-time favorite beef kare-kare (beef stewed in peanut Sauce) or go vegetarian with crispy tofu sisig (fried tofu with spices).

Also available for guests to enjoy during Philippine Food Week were Philippine Spirits, Manille Liqueur de Calamansi, and Old Captain Rum of Destileria Limtuaco, as well as Red Horse Beer of San Miguel Brewery. 

Asked about his collaboration on the Philippines, restaurant owner Hüssu Matur said that he wanted to know more about the country because it is a place that he has never been to and knows not enough about. He saw this project with the Embassy as an opportunity to learn about other cultures and foster friendship and exchanges. PH Ambassador to Switzerland Bernard Faustino M. Dy thanked the Gross-Wabern team for their eagerness and cooperation and expressed hope for more such collaborations in the future. END

Restaurant Gross-Wabern where Philippine Food Week was held on 6-10 February 2024. (Berne PE photo)

Philippine Food Week in Bern featured a 4-course Filipino dinner menu consisting of starters such as lumpiang gulay (vegetable spring roll), ensaladang talong (aubergine salad with mango), and vegetable sinigang (tamarind-based sour soup). There was also a choice for a main dish between beef kare-kare (beef stewed in peanut Sauce) and vegetarian with crispy tofu sisig (fried tofu with spices). This was topped with old-time favourite dessert, maja blanca. (Berne PE photo)

PH Ambassador to Switzerland Bernard Faustino M. Dy, PH Cultural Officer Niña Barranta, Chef Juralyn Pascual, and Ms. Marie-Louise Görner of the International Bern Welcome Desk join restaurant owner Hüssu Matur and the Gross-Wabern team on the closing day of Philippine Food Week. (Berne PE photo)

PH Minister and Consul Maria Anna Lilia de Vera-Schinazi with PH Tourism Attaché Dakila Gonzales on the first day of Philippine Food Week in Bern. (Photo courtesy of DOT Frankfurt)

The Philippine Embassy team celebrating the success of Philippine Food Week in Bern. (Berne PE photo)

For more information, visit www.bernepe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSwitzerland.