Happy Bread Day everyone! =)
World Bread Day takes place on Octobeer 16 each year to commemorate the day when the creation of bread. Who would have thought that a simple mixture of water and flour when heated would become one of the world's staple foods.
To celebrate this special global event, Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. has taken the initiative of searching for "The Next Big Sandwich Hit". From many pair sandwich cuisiners who sent their 10 minute video auditions, 5 pairs were chosen to compete each other in the qualifying round to represent their school . Each week the 10 pairs from different schools would take the Food Kiosk Challenge at Mercato Centrale to sell their 3 main sandwiches and aim for the biggest earnings.
Philippine Womens University Qualifying Round
Team 1 (Green Team)
I was able to witness the qualifying round at Philippine Womens University. I never knew that sandwich preparation could be so time-consuming and tedious. Each team showed their passion and creativity as if each sandwich were their culinary masterpiece. Among the five team, Team 1: In the Middle of No Where had the best presentation. However, I found their sandwich to lack the X factor because it was a typical sandwich.
Team 2 (White Team)
During the preparation process, I'll admit that I looked forward to trying the sandwich of Team 2: Yolo the least. But, it has taught me that looks can be deceiving as I was thrilled with their sandwich and voted for them.
Team 3 (Red Team)
I was most intrigued by the ingredients of Team 3: Decka.
Their sandwich with cheese, watermelon slice, coconut jelly, yam paste topped with fried spaghetti string won the crowds sentiments!
I've never seen as much passion for food preparation and creativity as Team 3: Decka. I forecast this pair will have a promising future in the food industry.
Team 4 (Yellow Team)
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Team 4: M&M's sandwich is pretty good. It was rich and tasty. But, again I was looking for an overwhelming impact that will convince me to vote for them against the rest which are already superb.
Team 5: (Blue Team)
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I liked Team 5: RH the least because I did not find their French toast to be appealing in terms of taste...
We were given a stub to try each sandwich sampler with color-coded flags. We would drop the flag we liked most in the fish bowl. I dropped the white one but red dominated the contest.
Join in on
Gardenia's Happy Bread Day festivities to by watching the Finale Challenge to be held on October 29, 2013 at Glorietta Activity Center in Makati. The top winners will receive 200,000 php in cash and prizes and the second will get 70,000 php and the third 35,000 php. There will also be lots of booths, contests and freebies for everyone!
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