KAIN NA! takes foodies to a multi-sensory adventure
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to satisfy the cravings of foodies, tourists, and non-tourists alike with the fourth hybrid serving of the KAIN NA! Food and Travel Festival in partnership with Ayala Malls.
With the theme “Foodie Adventures” served its signature line-up of digital food tourism talks and discussions from June 9 to 11, while on-ground festivities of speciallycurated foodie pop-ups of regional cuisines and delicacies were scheduled at Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Parañaque City, Metro Manila from June 10 to 12.
The Global PROSPECTIVES webinar series livestreamed via the official DOT Facebook page, banners Filipino chefs and foodie personalities based overseas.
The TED talks-inspired Food Tourism 101, also accessible free online, covered inspirational food tourism experiences from Theodore Day Salonga, Dino Datu, Gel Salonga-datu of Teds Bed & Breakfast and Gerald Garigade, Ken Chan, Ryan Kolton of Café Claus Corp.
The Food Tourism Exchange featured Northern Luzon, introducing the Cordilleran Culinary Food Circuit, ADAMS Inuwayan: Ilocos Norte's Trunk for Agri-tourism Industry, Sustainable Agritourism: Stakeholders' Responsibility & Accountability, and “A glimpse of the culinary treasures of Nueva Ecija”. The National Capital Region and Southern Luzon showcased Foodie Adventures in Metro Manila, and Agri-cul-tour: Farm-totable Adventure in CALABARZON. Western Visayas highlighted Negrense Heritage Cuisine and our close connection to the sugar industry followed by Kadto 'ta! Kaon 'ta! - A Food Trip Guide to Capiz. Mindanao uncovered kkkfoodie Adventures: Come Ta! Mangan Ne! Kaon Ta! The Zamboanga Cityisabela de Basilan-zamboanga Sibugay Food Crawl, Fusion of Filipino-italian Flavors, and Farm to Table in the City.
This year's KAIN NA! mobilized close to 40 national and regional food and travel exhibitors on ground. Other than the traditional cuisines normally found in different regions of the country, new nontraditional and indigenous delicacies are expected to be featured to tickle the taste buds.