Cooking is indeed a passion of many Filipinos which is also reflected in our culture. In a archepelago surrounded by rich waters filled with marine life, gives us a lot of reasons to come up with exciting fish dishes. FISHTA Seafoods, a division of Santeh Feeds and also a provider of fresh seafood to leading supermarkets in the Metro sees this riches of our seas and our passion for cooking and that is why they launched the "I LOVE FISH VIDEO CONTEST", an online competition for food lovers who wants to showcase their cooking prowess and creativity. The contest is not limited to just one variety of fish which give liberty for the participants to use different kinds of fishes to come up with their unique dish.
The mechanics were posted at http://ilovefish.ph/ Each of the videos are uploaded to the I love fish Youtube channel for everyone to see and also for those who wants to try the dishes for themselves. There were a lot of amazing videos on how fish dishes were prepared, though I would like to know how each dish would taste like. Some are surprisingly easy to prepare yet look really good and delicious on plate. And since fish is a natural source of more protein and omega-3 which is good for the heart, it would make think to always have more dishes which would benefit my health in the long run.
And after extensive deliberation of all the videos, the winners are announced and awarded last May 24, 2011 together with FISHTA management and Ms. Janette Toral who organized the said contest. Also present were the other video participants who will also take home prizes courtesy of FISHTA Seafoods, every goes home a winner.
And now here are the winners!
Grand prize winner:
by Edgar Joseph Baltazar Jr
Second prize winner:
by Czarina Khamille Sacaguing
Three third prize winners:
The following entries shall also receive Fishta gift packs:
Fried Pompano Nuggets (Jenny Uy)
Broiled Parmesan Tilapia (Marichu Zablan)
Pinaputok na Tilapia (Richard Mamuyac)
Tilapia sa Gata (Luming Manalili)
Steam Lapu-Lapu (Theresa Barde)
Sarciadong Tilapia by Pekeng Hapon (James Gatlabayan)
Fish and Chips (Paul Le)
Ginataang Tilapia (Jamie Tan)
Fish with Tofu (Camille Georgia Uy)
Pinoy Sweet and Sour Fried Maya-Maya (April Rose Kwong)
As an added bonus, outside of the announced contest prizes, organizer Janette Toral is also gave gift packs to the following who submitted an entry to this contest:
- Erlinda Deliso
- Ernesto Flores
- Carlo Camilo Valenzona
- Anefah Sarip
- Vanisa Clavite
- Betty Fabregas
- Illuminada Bella
- Violeta Kleiber
- Pionestor Dres Jr.
- Nora Espijo
- Hirro Mac Kuizon
- Melrose Co
Do you want to be the next online sensation? Then the internet and your video camera are your friends in this online search for the next singing star! DreamCatchersVision, a Singapore based platform dedicated to promoting Asian talent. For October - December they are hosting a contest exclusively for the Philippines entitled LOKAL RHYTHM: Search for the next Filipino Online Sensation.
