Asean envoys’ wives host ‘Culinary Delights’

Food, culture, and great camaraderie highlighted the “Asean Culinary Delights” food fair, held recently at the SMX Convention Center of SM Aura Premier. A project of the Asean Ladies Foundation (ALF), the food fair featured the cuisine from the 10-member Asean countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines, highlighting dishes from the cookbook Asean Culinary Delights.

Myanmar Ambassador Ye Myint Aung

Asean Ladies Foundation Inc. chairman Gretchen del Rosario (center) with President Madame Mano Hirubalan from the Singapore Embassy, Madame Sandra Prasasvinitchai from Thai Embassy, International Bazaar Foundation Inc. executive director Nora Salazar, and IBF board member Marion Coscolluela

Brunei Ambassador Datin Paduka Malai Hajah Halimah Yussof

Thailand Ambassador Prasas Prasasvinitchai with Madame Sandra

The Malaysian Embassy team: Azah Suhod, Fazdila Mansor, Norhayati Alias, Shudha Sasetharan, Nurul Shahida Mohd Som, Roslina Ab Jalal, Masliza Mahamood, Syarifah Syeila Syed Omar and Neevia Kurup

Via Mare’s Glena Baretto presented her Filipino specialties

ALF chairman Gretchen del Rosario and President Mano Hirubalan led the ribbon cutting ceremony together with members of the Asean diplomatic corps. Asean Food Fair Committee chairman Julie Heidemann, second secretary of the Malaysian Embassy Neevia Kurup, and SM senior vice president for Marketing Millie Dizon joined the ceremony.