PHILIPPINE FOOD PROMOTION AT

By: Embassy of the Philippines, Seoul

Seoul, 19 March 2019 ? The Embassy wishes to inform the public that Hotel Ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong is holding a Philippine Food Promotion event honoring the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Korea bilateral relations. The event is being held at the La Table Restaurant at the hotel’s 19th floor and runs from 12 to 23 March 2019.

Philippine food products displayed at the entrance of Hotel Ibis' La Table Restaurant where the Philippine Food Promotion is held from 13 to 23 March 2019.
Chef de Partie Karen B. Domingo of Novotel Manila Araneta Center was invited by Hotel Ibis to prepare the delectable Philippine cuisine featured during the promotion. Popular Filipino dishes like adobo, kare-kare, crispy pata, sinigang na hipon, okoy, pancit and turon are served to Filipino food lovers for lunch and dinner alongside the restaurant’s regular buffet fare.

The Embassy, through the Philippine Agriculture Office, donated tropical fruits including bananas, mangoes, and pineapples flown straight from Manila for serving on the event’s opening day. Destileria Limtuaco & Co., Inc., the oldest distillery in the Philippines, also generously sent Paradise Mango Rum for tasting during the food promotion.

La Table’s lunch buffet costs KRW 38,000 while the dinner buffet costs KRW 55,000. As a special offer, the restaurant is offering a 20% discount to Filipino diners during the Philippine Food Promotion.

The Philippine Food Promotion by Hotel Ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong is one of the many programs and events that the Philippine Embassy supports in celebration of 70 years of warm and steadfast friendship between the Philippines and South Korea.