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Kauna-unahang Ube Festival idinaos ng mga Pinoy sa Australia

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Annalyn Mabini

<div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36);margin-bottom:0px"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)">MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Dinagsa ng mahigit sa sampung libong participants ang idinaos na kauna-unahang Ube Festival sa Melbourne, Australia na ginanap noong February 11 sa makasaysayang Queen Victoria Market. </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)"> </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)">Ayon na rin sa DFA, naisakatuparan ang event na may temang “Colour Our World Purple: An Ube Festival in Melbourne,” sa pagtutulungan ng Philippine Consulate General o PCG sa Melbourne, Australian Filipino Community Services o AFCS, Filipino Chefs Association of Victoria, Pinoys in Melbourne, at iba-ibang community leaders maging volunteers.</span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)"> </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)">Ang ube o purple yam ay isang indigenous product mula Pilipinas na popular sa kanyang kakaibang kulay at masarap na lasa. Madalas itong ginagawang ube halaya, ice cream, cakes, panahog sa iba pang lutong pang meryenda tulad ng ginatang bilo-bilo at iba pa.  Ang ube ay sikat sa Australia kaya naman layon ng ube festival na panatilihin ang pagpapahalaga sa produkto para lalo pang makilala sa mundo ang Filipino cuisine at iba-iba pang produkto.</span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><br/></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:300px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1ube banner.png" style="width:300px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Mga lumahok sa kauna-unahang Ube Festival sa Melbourne, Australia</span></span></span></span><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)"></span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10, 10, 10)">“With the Ube Festival, we are raising awareness of Filipino culinary and cultural traditions, encouraging exploration of other Philippine ingredients, enhancing and boosting the visibility of Filipino chefs, food supplies, and businesses in Victoria and beyond,” pahayag ni Philippine Consul General to Melbourne Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo.</span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Kabilang din sa festival ang one-day only Chefs Long Table event kung saan ipinakita ang culinary versatility ng ube sa pamamagitan ng limang lutuing ginamitan ng ube.</span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Mayroon ding ginanap na dalawang ube cooking contests kung saan nagwagi si Mr. Arvin Garcia sa ‘Ube Cake category,’ habang ang nanalo naman sa ‘Ube Savoury Dish category’ si Digna Schmid sa kanyang entry dish na Ube Gnocchi. Nagkaroon din ng masayang ‘Ube Halo-Halo Eating Contest’ para sa mga bata.</span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36)"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> </span></div><div style="caret-color:rgb(36, 36, 36);color:rgb(36, 36, 36);margin-bottom:0px"><span style="border:0px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Lalo pang tumataas ang global fascination sa ube. Sa Melbourne pa lamang ay buhay na buhay na ang culinary scene kung saan ginagamit ang ube sa iba-ibang klaseng pagluluto.</span></div>