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October 1-31, 2007
Nutritious malunggay-based recipe wins 2007 Agri-Cookfest
by Dr. Marlowe U. Aquino
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| Winning recipe: Malunggay combo with malunggay and carrot juice |
Innovative, authentic, affordable and nutritious malunggay-based recipes are the important factors necessary to win this contest. This was shown by the creativity and artistry skills of Nieva Josefina M. Marcelino and Jonnah Laine V. Toy for their winning recipe, malunggay combo with malunggay and carrot juice.
The winning recipe was prepared by the students from Florentino Torres High School in Tondo, Manila. It includes malunggay leaves and fruit as main ingredients due to their nutritional value together with sweet potato, carrot pulp and milk, butter, onions, garlic and sugar to taste. For the juice, a combination of malunggay, carrot juice and calamansi with sugar were blended to complement the combo.
The vegetable jardenera recipe prepared by Joanne Cammille De Luna and Ma. Vanilyn Bilbao of Pasay South High School won the first runner-up and the malunggay California maki recipe by Rowena M. Anislagon and Edgelyn M. Garcia of the Holy Spirit National High School of Quezon City.
Winners were annouced during the awarding of the O! May Gulay Cooking Contest on 6 October 2007 during the AgriLink/AquaLink/FoodLink celebration at the World Trade Center, Metro Manila.
The grand winner received Php 20,000 plus an exposure trip to Baguio for the whole class, a trophy and some special awards.
The first and second runners-up received Php 15,000 plus an exposure trip to Tagaytay for the whole class, and a trophy; and Php 10,000 and a trophy, respectively.
Department of Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap awarded the cash prices and personally congratulated the winners. 
October 2007 Articles:
:: Yap promotes abundant & nutritious agri food products
:: World Food Day highlights “Right to Food”
:: 72-kilogram squash aces as “Pinaka-BEST” People's Choice
:: BAR awards 16 outstanding researches in agri & fisheries
:: Locally-developed ND vaccine wins PSAS Award
:: BAR conducts bio-organic fertilizer orientation
:: Eleazar receives distinguished alumni award from UPLBAA
:: UPLB celebrates Loyalty Day; Velasco highlights DA support
:: Nutritious malunggay-based recipe wins 2007 Agri-Cookfest
:: Food company eyes the potential of malunggay for biofortification
:: Beverage from malunggay
:: BAR promotes nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals derived from food crops
:: BAR introduces potential product lines from Philippine oregano
:: A fresh look at siling labuyo
:: Operating the onion industry with OPREMS
:: Empowering upland communities through Dampalit watershed project
:: Agricultural Cooperatives: Catalyst for profitability and answer to globalization
:: DA adopts IPM scheme against Brontispa
:: DA implements program to abate use of chemical fertilizers
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