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Reception Dinner and Chefs Showcase: Lasa ng Panahon (Taste of the Season): Celebrating Local Flavors for Dietary Diversity and Resilience

06:00 pm
Staff Hub

The session showcased Philippine biodiversity and culinary heritage through modern, nutrition-forward, and sustainable interpretations that elevated indigenous and underutilized ingredients, promoted inclusive and resilient local value chains, and demonstrated the vital role of gastronomy in advancing nutrition-sensitive food systems rooted in whole foods, traditional knowledge, biodiversity, and low-waste practices.

Moderator: Anna Oposa, Co-Founder, Save Philippine Seas

Remarks

Chefs Showcase

  • Introduction: Tomoko Kato, Senior Food and Nutrition Specialist, SD2-AFNR, ADB
  • Insights from the Chefs
  • Interactive tasting stations and ingredient storytelling recognizing farmer and Indigenous partners

ADB Chorale

Networking

Speakers