12 July 2016 - Philippine Ambassador to Poland Patricia Ann V. Paez forged links with the officers and members of the Polish Meat Union (Zwiazek Polskie Mieso) during the promotional event organized by its president Mr. Witold Choinski in Radziejowice on June 16.

The promotional event  dubbed as “Polish Meat-The Flavorful Ambrosia” was held under the Honorary Patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Zwiazek Polskie Mieso is the largest Polish non-government organization which brings together and represents the economic interests of entities operating in the meat sector.

After the welcome remarks by Mr. Choinski and Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Mr. Wlodzimierz Skorupski, a short video was played which showed that the “cutting-edge infrastructure and machinery in the Polish meat processing plants guarantee that the output is of uniformly exceptional quality.”

After the opening remarks of Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Rafal Romanowski, a culinary workshop using Polish beef followed under the primary guidance  of famous Polish chef Mr. Marcin Budynek. Guests were divided into groups and each member “apprenticed” under the direct supervision of Mr. Budynek and his other chefs-colleagues. A short visit to a honeybee production “farm” and an official luncheon, featuring different dishes using Polish beef, followed.

The officials of the Polish Meat Union inquired about the beef market in the Philippines and expressed interest in exporting beef to the country. Ambassador Paez subsequently wrote to the officials and provided them with the Polish translation of the briefing paper on how to export meat and meat products to the Philippines which was provided by the Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Relations (OUIER) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Based on having tasted the several dishes which were served featuring the Polish beef and on the steak which Ambassador Paez was taught how to cook during the event, the lady envoy found that the Polish beef is as juicy, tender, and at par with the beef which the Philippines imports from Australia, the US, Japan, and South Korea.END