Oh my gulay! DepEd, TESDA launch vegetable cook-off contest

Dubbed “Get Your Gulay On: Grand Gulay Cook-Off Challenge,” the contest uses vegetables from the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in public schools.

 

“Ang gusto po naming gawin ... ay ipakalat ang pagkain ng gulay sa mga kabataan at siguraduhin na kakain sila ng mga masusustansyang pagkain. Gusto rin nating gamitin ang mga gulay na tinanim natin sa mga paaralan bilang sangkap sa mga lulutuing pagkain,” said DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro.

 

In the challenge, the DepEd said the ingredients must not contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) or ready-made breading, soup stocks, liquid seasoning.

 

Participants from TESDA readied nutritious vegetable dishes, with some 100 elementary students from Taguig and Pasay Cities acting as judges.

 

The eventual winner, Helen de Guzman of STI Computer College of Parañaque, earned the most votes from students for her “Kalalunggay Tart” recipe.

 

Upon review by TESDA for nutritional benefits, de Guzman's work may soon be included in the menu of public school canteens as snacks.

 

Luistro and TESDA head Joel Villanueva are now considering a nationwide contest.

 

Luistro said they "plan to go around the country, one region per month come 2015.” — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News