Filipino Adobo, Barbecue A Hit At Ubud Food Festival

Filipino flavors wowed foodies during the three-day cross-cultural culinary adventure!

Metro.Style Team

<p>We&#x27;ve always loved our <strong>Filipino-style barbecues and adobo</strong>, so we&#x27;re thrilled that these dishes caught the spotlight at this year&#x27;s <a href="https://www.ubudfoodfestival.com/" target="_blank">Ubud Food Festival</a>, an annual event where foodies come together to converse about and appreciate heritage food. </p><div><br/></div><p>Founded in 2015, the <strong>Ubud Food Festival</strong> made a comeback this year, building on the “Heroes” theme initially intended for the postponed 2020 festival. A celebration of Indonesia’s diverse cuisine, the Ubud Food Festival is a three-day cross-cultural culinary adventure filled with masterclasses, food demonstrations, talks, food tours, film screenings, and other exciting events.</p><div><br/></div><p>Philippine delegates to the fest were <strong>Ige Ramos</strong>, food writer and author of <em>Republic of Taste: The Untold Stories of Cavite Cuisine,</em> who traced the foundations of adobo and barbecue through history; <strong>Kalel Demetrio</strong>, brand ambassador and beverage director of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/agimatbar/" target="_blank">Agimat Bar</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/destileria.barako/" target="_blank">Destileria Barako</a>, whose work in mixology helps revive Philippine ingredients through his cocktails; <strong>Bea Crisostomo</strong>, an entrepreneur who runs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ritualph/" target="_blank">Ritual</a>, a zero-waste retail outlet supporting Philippine crops and products; <strong>Celina Agaton</strong>, the Filipino-Canadian founder of <a href="https://web.facebook.com/mapPHL/?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr" target="_blank">MapPH</a>, which helps reinvigorate remote communities; and <strong>Jed Doble</strong>, a food writer and publishing professional based in Jakarta who runs <a href="https://foodies.id/" target="_blank">FoodieS Media</a>.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/65965cc7-db15-4bb0-88d6-3b3eb836520b_bea crisostomo, ige ramos and jed doble @ teater kuliner.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bea Crisostomo, Ige Ramos and Jed Doble @ Teater Kuliner<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Fauzy Chaniago. Teater Kuliner: An Array of Adobo with Ige Ramos. Teater Kuliner @Taman Kuliner.  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7c271dc1-5e90-4d95-a1ec-232b2d294694_jed, ige ,bea and celina agaton @ philippine food fighters @taman kuliner.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The discussion during Philippine Food Fighters.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @Taman Kuliner  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e90684e9-7ee6-4797-b4a5-28143c807d47_kalel demetrio @ philippine’s mixology warrior.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kalel Demetrio <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Titty Shafira. Teater Kuliner  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/117971cd-15bc-4803-a329-283059422384_philippine’s mixology warrior @ taman kuliner.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippine ingredients on display at the Philippines&#x27; Mixology Warrios<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @Taman Kuliner  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>The adobo and barbecue connection</strong></div><p>In his talk on <strong>Filipino Food Fighters</strong> and the cooking demo &#x27;An Array of Adobo&#x27;, Ramos highlighted Filipino chicken barbecue. In the Philippines, barbecue is street food, often enjoyed as an early evening snack while people stroll around (paseo). It became popular as a dinner or lunch viand when the <strong>Aristocrat Restaurant </strong>opened in 1928 and put chicken barbecue on its menu as a complete meal. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/256e8629-47d1-4d4d-8602-6193dcba0b86_an array of adobo with ige ramos.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Adobo samples for &#x27;An Array of Adobo&#x27;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Fauzy Chaniago. Teater Kuliner  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The Aristocrat, owned by Engracia Reyes and run by her family, served chicken barbecue (similar to the Indonesian sate ayam) with java sauce (kecap manis), java rice (nasi kuning tumpuk), and pickled papaya atchara (acar). Engracia’s daughter, Teresita or “Mama Sita,” went on to create Mama Sita’s Barbecue Marinade, which was a game changer as it made street-style barbecue something one can cook easily at home.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ba35a6f2-7f75-4b01-b96d-1b6a614813f4_aristocrat bbq.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><p>A discussion on adobo followed, with insights on its foundations. Ramos, who authored and published <em>Republic of Taste: The Untold Stories of Cavite Cuisine</em> and <em>Appetite for Freedom: The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa with Essays on Her Life and Work</em>, honored food technologist and war hero Maria Y. Orosa by sharing her recipe for adobo and mentioned variations of the popular dish as cooked in the Cavite, Taal, and Batangas provinces. More conversations with the participants ensued over small servings of three types of adobo: classic chicken adobo, adobo sa dilaw (with turmeric), pork adobo with Mama Sita Java Sauce (similar to the Balinese Babi Kecap) and atchara of green papaya. </p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>Food lovers</strong></div><p>Ubud Food Festival 2022 proved that Southeast Asian culinary culture has a lot to offer. The Philippine delegates were supported by <strong>Mama Sita</strong>, pushing the brand’s advocacy to put Philippine culinary heritage in the spotlight, and also support local industries, sustainability efforts, and agricultural communities. </p><div><br/></div><p>In the festival, food lovers from different parts of the world were all brought together from different industries: F&amp;B, business, the arts, or agriculture. Amidst the many conversations on flavor and food, an appreciation for one’s heritage—and that of other cultures—prevailed. After all, where would Filipino food be today without the history, economy, culture, and connections that formed and nourished its foodways?</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/food/restaurants/tatatito/32494" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This New Pinoy Food Hub Has Exciting Take On Classics</a></div><div><em>To know more about the Ubud Food Festival, click <a href="https://www.ubudfoodfestival.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. For inquiries on Mama Sita’s and Mama Sita’s products, click <a href="https://mamasitas.com/site/?source=https%3A%2F%2Fmamasitas.com%2F" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></div>

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Filipino Adobo, Barbecue A Hit At Ubud Food Festival

Filipino Adobo, Barbecue A Hit At Ubud Food Festival

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Published Jul 21, 2022 05:17 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 25, 2022 04:54 PM PHT

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