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SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food

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<p>MANILA - Filipino chefs serving at the athlete&#x27;s village for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City in Tarlac has assured participants not only of quality food, but also halal dishes for Muslim visitors. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-8.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-10.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-11.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-12.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/26/chefs-assure-athletes-of-quality-13.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>SEA Games: Chefs in Clark, Subic assure athletes of quality, halal food</p></div></div></div><p>Bruce Lim, executive chef for the SEA Games, said on Monday that while the task of feeding hundreds of participating athletes is a tough job, he said they will make sure that their stay in the athletes&#x27; village will be comfortable.</p><p>&quot;This is a totally different monster. Athletes can&#x27;t leave the complex so we try make sure that they can eat 24 hours a day, they have enough food and variety throughout, and we wanna make sure they are comfortable,&quot; Lim said. </p><p>The buffet in Clark is open 24/7 for athletes with a variety of dishes both from Western and Asian cultures. </p><p>&quot;We promise them the best produce that we can sa lahat ng experiences namin for so many years. We are group of chefs now, mga 30 professional chefs,&quot; Sau del Rosario of Culinaria Pampanga added. </p><p>Catering coordinator Datu Shaiffudin Kiram said all dishes are halal certified, including appetizers, desserts, soups, and the main courses.</p><p>&quot;Actually ang halal na ito napakahalaga para sa mga athletes natin, mga delegates galing Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, tsaka Brunei,&quot; Shaiffudin said. </p><p>There&#x27;s also a food safety team on standby to ensure that all dishes being served is of certain standards. </p><p>Meanwhile, a delegate from Cambodia said he is satisfied with the amenities at the athletes&#x27; village.</p><p>&quot;We were surprised and happy in the athletes village because the building is in the mountain so we can get the fresh air... The food is very enough,&quot; said Sim Chantha of Cambodia. </p><p>In Subic, which is also a venue for some SEA Games events, SBMA chairperson Wilma Eisma shared photos of the food being served for the athletes.</p><p>Earlier, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos said organizers of the SEA Games ignored their warning to ensure that delegates from Islamic countries are served halal food during the games. </p><p>The lack of halal food for Muslim athletes in the SEA Games came to the fore after Singapore Chef De Mission Juliana Seow wrote a letter to PHISGOC COO Ramon Suzara about insufficient halal food and very limited food options at Century Park Hotel where Singaporean athletes are staying. </p><p>Several athletes, both local and foreign, who are billeted in Metro Manila complained of the quality of food which were served to them. </p><p>The 2019 SEA Games will run from November 30 to December 11. </p><p>The last time the Philippines hosted the regional games was in 2005. <strong>- Reports from Gracie Rutao and Gretchen Fulldio, ABS-CBN News </strong></p>

<p>"We promise them the best produce that we can sa lahat ng experiences namin for so many years. We are group of chefs now, mga 30 professional chefs." </p>

"We promise them the best produce that we can sa lahat ng experiences namin for so many years. We are group of chefs now, mga 30 professional chefs."