Add Creative Twists to these well-loved Filipino Staples

As Filipino cuisine steps into the spotlight, industry players must now elevate local tastes

Filipino cuisine made it to Bloomberg’s 11 Fancy Food Trends in 2017 and Eater’s “Official Megalisticle of All 2017 Food Trend Listicles." Our palate is so flavorful that it finally piqued the interest of both local diners and food fanatics around the globe. It's now time for our own food to take the center stage and go beyond the usual lumpia and adobo. Our classic desserts can also share the spotlight by introducing reinvented flavors and tantalizing twists.

 FINDING FILIPINO FARE

Trendy eaters are seeking out more Filipino fare and serving the usual is not an option.

 Restaurateurs can up the ante and introduce diners to a new level of delightfully sweet treats by combining classic Filipino pastries like ensaymada with local ingredients like ube or purple yam. Ube in itself has made waves in the food industry and combining it with the warm and soft profile of the ensaymada is an indulgence one wouldn’t want to miss. You may also turn a Pinoy meryenda like empanada into a dessert by adding sweet fillings. With a wide array of local products to choose from, possible reinventions of these favorites are limitless.

 KEEPING UP WITH THE TREND

 With Filipino cuisine on the list of must-try food this year, the competition to serve nothing but the best just got fiercer. One only needs the right amount of creativity and the perfect kitchen partner for quality products to make the most of this trend. Great Food Solutions (GFS), the foodservice arm of San Miguel Purefoods, offers a wide variety of dessert and baking solutions that help restaurants take on the challenge of the fast-evolving dining scene.

 Take diners on an upgraded Filipino fare with the help of local products and the quality that GFS guarantees.