I love eating and also trying some foods of other countries, and sometimes having a small food fest or special events about food here in our land give us a clue on what is the real specialty of each country when it comes to food. Guam is having their own food fest called "Maila Ta Fan Boka Food Festival" with the photo and details that I read about Guam, I imagine that it is a fruits and veggies paradise.
know more about Guam and Maila Ta Fan Boka Food Festival with info below
- press release -
One of the many things that the people from Guam and the Philippines share is the love for good food.
On May 26-28, 2011, Guam celebrated over 500 years of delicious traditional Chamorro dishes through their annual food festival Maila Ta Fan Boka. Named after the Chamorro phrase “come and let’s eat”, Maila Ta Fan Boka coincided with Tourism Month in Guam, which is held during the month of May. Activities during the festival included a culinary competition, farm tours, and other exciting events unique to Guam’s history and culture.
The culinary adventure started in the village of Talofofo, south of Guam. The mango plantation is just one of the many businesses owned by the Camacho family in the country. It has about 1,000 Carabao mango trees, a variety originating from the Philippines. The mangoes in this plantation are of excellent quality, with its striking yellow color and fiberless flesh.
Mangoes are not the only fruits that can be enjoyed in the island of Guam. After learning about the mango plantation in Talofofo, tourists experienced a wide variety of tropical fruits. Hamamoto Tropical Fruit World is a 50-acre fruit paradise in the heart of Yona village. It is the only farm open to the public. It features over 70 varieties of tropical fruits, including ice cream bean, eggfruit, star apple, breadfruit, atis, avocado, papaya, guava, soursop and other produce from Pacific and Asian countries. Opened in 1996, Hamamoto Tropical Fruit World has been a familiar destination to tourists. All of their plants and fruits are grown organically. For visitors interested in taking home a piece of the farm with them, products like fruit jam are available at their gift shop.
Aside from its agriculture and fruit industry, Guam also boasts of its fresh and organically-grown vegetables. The next stop on the festival’s itinerary was the Hydroponic Lettuce Farm. Lettuces are grown dirt-free and pesticide-free. Only water is used to keep their produce fresh and flavorful. Even the structure of their building contains special filters to block out certain ultraviolet rays to maintain the quality of the products. Among the types of lettuce that can be enjoyed from this stop are red butter, green butter, red oak leaf, Greek oak leaf, and frisee.
The celebration of Guam’s annual food festival did not end in their farms. The southern part held the Mango Festival 2011 which was held on May 28-29, 2011 at the Agat San Bisita. The village of Agat is known for its abundance of mango trees that can be seen from its streets. A wide variety of unique and beautiful mangoes was featured to satisfy each tourist’s curiosity. Celebrating its fifth year, the mango festival also included activities such as the 2K and 5K run, a paddle race and a paddle canoe race. Taste opportunities of different mango varieties were also enjoyed --mangoes with local spices, pickled mangoes, and mango smoothies.
To further satisfy one’s taste buds in Guam, the Maila Ta Fan Boka Culinary Competition one of the highlights of the food festival. Contestants from both professional and amateur categories competed in an effort to highlight Chamorro cuisine made using local recipes. Media, food critics, and food writers from different countries were invited to witness this gastronomic event.
Maila Ta Fan Boka was sponsored by the Guam Visitors Bureau along with the Guam Community College, the Micronesian Chefs Association, and GHRA (Guam Hotel and Restaurants Association). For more information on the festival or Guam, contact the Guam Visitors Bureau through 5196756. Follow Guam on Facebook at www.facebook.com/i.like.guam to be updated with the latest happenings in Guam.
(source: PR )
