The Philippine Embassy in Vientiane, Laos participated in the 14th Lao Food Festival held from 23-26 January 2019 at Chao Anouvong Park in Vientiane, Laos. The Embassy, in cooperation with the Office of the Special Agriculture Representative in Bangkok, Thailand and the Philippine Department of Agriculture(DA)Agribusiness Development Center (ADC), showcased Filipino food products and cuisine and promoted Philippine tourism by decorating its booth with Philippine-made handicrafts, It’s More Fun in the Philippines posters and gave away Tourism brochures.
The Embassy’s booth featured Philippine snack items, namely Crispy Anchovies, Crispy Squid, Mango kernels, Chichacorn, and Malagos Dark Chocolate.Members of the Filipino Community in Vientiane also sold Filipino food items such as tocilog and tapsilog as well as merienda items like halohalo, majablanca, ubehalaya,pandesal and pandecoco, among others.
The Lao Businesswomen’s Association (LBWA) expressed its appreciation for the Embassy’scontinuing participation in the Food Festival.
The 14th Lao Food Festival was an annual event organized by the Lao Women’s Union in collaboration with the LBWA. The event, which was participated in by business entities in the food and beverage market, Embassies in Lao PDR, and other business enterprises selling non-food products, aims to promote Lao culture, cuisine and handicrafts, as well as female entrepreneurs.END
