UST and Hercor College are National Champions in the Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge year 6
UST is the back-to-back Umami Bowl Champion and the winner of the National Cooking Showdown for the My Own Umami Creation Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Showdown.
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) won the Umami Bowl Award (for the 2nd year) and the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Showdown for My Own Umami Creation during the recently concluded Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC) 2015. Sharing the spotlight with UST is Hercor College from Roxas City, who won the Best Filipino Umami Dish Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Showdown. The event attracted thousands of HRM and Nutrition students in 54 schools from NCR, Ilocos, CALABARZON, Central Luzon and Bicol Regions and regional winners from Visayas and Mindanao.
On its 6th year, UCC organizer, Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC), put together the best culinary teams from Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao in one (1) cooking arena to showcase their masterful culinary creations. UCC remains to be the biggest, intercollegiate, multi-category culinary competition that focuses on the delicious potential of umami, the 5th basic taste. Mr. Taro Fujie, APC President was present during the awarding ceremony. He happily remarked, “I thank all partner Chefs, Medical and Nutrition experts, who loyally support and give credibility to UCC and to all the students, who poured their hearts to deliver their best dishes. Ajinomoto will continually support Aspiring Filipino Chefs and promote cooking and serving delicious and healthy food.”
Apart from the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Cooking Showdown, UCC 2015 features three (3) competition categories: Best Filipino Umami Dish, My Own Umami Creation and My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate. The competing teams were judged based on intensity of their dish’s umami taste, culinary technique and creativity, dish preparation and plate presentation. One of the major criteria was Eat Well, Live Well.® Cooking, which referred to culinary nutrition or the integration of culinary skills and nutrition knowledge to create delicious and nourishing umami dish.
Winners received the following prizes: first place winners – gold medals and P10,000, second place winners – silver medals and P8,000 and third place winners – bronze medals P5,000. National Showdown winners received gold medals and P15,000. Major winners also included gifts from UCC 2015 sponsors: La Germania, Solane, Masflex and Fujidenzo.
Umami, the scientifically recognized and proven 5th basic taste alongside sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, was first identified and isolated by Dr. Kikunae Ikeda of Tokyo Imperial University in 1908.
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- Culinary Luminaries – Judges for the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Showdown.
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- Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge Student-Competitors happily pose for the camera in the Competition Arena
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- Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge attracted 54 Schools, thousands of HRM and Nutrition Students in their 6th year.
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- Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge participants are mentored by the best in the industry.
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- Roxas City’s Hercor College is the National winner for the Best Filipino Umami Dish Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Showdown.
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- A spread of umami or delicious food
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- Hercor College’s Marinara in Savory Tomato
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- UST’s Kinunot on Crispy Pancit Bato
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- Mr. Taro Fujie, Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation President
Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge 2015 Participating Schools |
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| 1 | ACADEMY OF ASIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS | 28 | MALAYAN COLLEGE LAGUNA |
| 2 | ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME AND STUDIES | 29 | MANILA TYTANA COLLEGE |
| 3 | BENEDICTO COLLEGE | 30 | MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 4 | BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 31 | MARIANO QUINTO ALLARILLA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE |
| 5 | CALAYAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 32 | MARINERS’ POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES FOUNDATION |
| 6 | CENTRAL LUZON OF COLLEGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 33 | METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CENTER-COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
| 7 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MALOLOS | 34 | MIRIAM COLLEGE |
| 8 | COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN- LAGUNA | 35 | OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOR COLLEGE (OLOPSC) |
| 9 | COLEGIO DE SAN LORENZO | 36 | PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MARIKINA |
| 10 | COLLEGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION | 37 | PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 11 | DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS | 38 | PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 12 | DE LOS SANTOS STI- COLLEGE | 39 | PERPETUAL HELP COLLEGE MANILA |
| 13 | DOMINICAN COLLEGE (SAN JUAN) | 40 | PHILIPPINE CULTURAL COLLEGE |
| 14 | DR. CARLOS S. LANTING | 41 | PHINMA ARAULLO UNIVERSITY |
| 15 | EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE (MANILA) | 42 | POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (SAN JUAN) |
| 16 | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE | 43 | ROGATIONIST COLLEGE |
| 17 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY | 44 | SAINT FRANCIS OF ASISSI COLLEGE |
| 18 | FIRST ASIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITIES (FAITH) | 45 | SAN PEDRO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| 19 | GREEN VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. | 46 | SOUTHEAST ASIAN COLLEGE |
| 20 | HERCOR COLLEGE | 47 | ST. DOMINC COLLEGE OF ASIA |
| 21 | HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE | 48 | TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 22 | JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY | 49 | TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| 23 | LA CONSOLACION COLLEGES- TANAUAN | 50 | UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA-MOLINO |
| 24 | LA CONSOLACION COLLEGES- NOVALICHES | 51 | UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM (ANTIPOLO) |
| 25 | LAGUNA COLLEGE | 52 | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS |
| 26 | LYCEUM OF SUBIC BAY | 53 | UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST (MANILA) |
| 27 | LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY (CAVITE) | 54 | WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY PHILIPPINES |
Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge 2015 List of Judges
BEST FILIPINO UMAMI DISH (LUZON) (7:15 -8:15 AM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Chef Michelle Adrillana | Owner, Flavors on Fire |
| 2 | Chef Mcrhyan Rodrigo | Executive Chef/Restaurant Manager of Camp Benjamin |
| 3 | Chef Jayjay Sycip | Chef Consultant and Culinary Educator |
| 4 | Felicidad V. Velandria | Registered Nutritionist Dietitian |
MY OWN UMAMI CREATION (8:45-9:45 PM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Edith Singian | Food Columnist, Cook Managazine’s Foolproof & One Philippines |
| 2 | Chef Dino Datu | Editor-in-Chief, Cook Magazine |
| 3 | Chef Seiji Kamura | Executive Chef, mana Culinary Fusion |
| 4 | Elizabeth Toledo, RND | Chief Dietitian of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Hospital |
EAT WELL LIVE WELL PLATE (10:15 – 11:15 AM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Chef Babes Austria | Culinary Chef Consultant |
| 2 | Jovy Sandoval | Science Research Specialist, Food & Nutrition Research Institute |
| 3 | Dr. Celeste Tanchoco | Officer, Nutritionist Dietitian’s Association of the Philippines |
| 4 | Perla Sorreda-Esguerra | Chief Dietitian, Philippine Heart Center |
BEST FILIPINO UMAMI DISH SHOWDOWN (1:00 –2:30PM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Chef Minoy Gimenez | Chef Patron of Tito Chef Group |
| 2 | Chef Miguel de Alba | General Manager, Alba Restaurant |
| 3 | Chef Gene Gonzalez | Owner, Café Ysabel Restaurant |
| 4 | Dr. Celeste Tanchoco | Former President, Nutritionist Dietitian’s Association of the Philippines |
MY OWN UMAMI CREATION SHOWDOWN (1:00-2:30 PM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Chef James Antolin | Consultant for Instituto Culinario & Vice President , Pastry Alliance of the Philippines |
| 2 | Chef Bruce Lim | Chef, TV Personality & Entrepreneur |
| 3 | Chef Jason Stacy | R&D Chef/Academic Head Consultant of Bistro Americano Corporation |
| 4 | Dr. Celeste Tanchoco | Former President, Nutritionist Dietitian’s Association of the Philippines |
MY UMAMI COACH & I (7:30-9:30AM)
| NAME | AFFILIATION | |
| 1 | Jenice Maslang | Blogger, Mommy Bloggers Philippines |
| 2 | Chef Dino Datu | Editor-in-Chief, Cook Magazine |
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