Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Rice Race 2007: Search for all-Pinoy rice beverage By Rachelle M. Nessia
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will hold a contest in search of an all-Filipino rice beverage in November 2007 at the Central Experiment Station, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
The nationwide search for the best rice-based beverages is open to participants from women's groups, college and high school students, Hotel and Restaurant Management/Home Economics graduates, and others.
The lack of an all-rice Filipino beverage has been noted amidst the proliferation of Filipino rice dishes and delicacies and the market for beverages.
Recipe entries should be original and 25 percent rice-based. Criteria for judging are the following: taste and appearance, 30 percent; product stability, 25 percent; originality, 25 percent; nutritional value, 10 percent; economy (cost and ease of preparation), 5 percent; and safety, 5 percent.
The contest at the Visayas level will include Regions 6, 7 and 8 and will be held at PhilRice Negros in Murcia, Negros Occidental.
Prizes await regional winners, who will then be qualified to join the national competition. Selected runners-up may also move on to the national competition.
The PhilRice Negros Branch Station in Negros Occidental will receive entries together with recipes and photos from October 1 to 12, 2007.
For more information, interested participants can visit or contact the Provincial Agriculture Office or the Provincial Nursery in Piapi, Dumaguete City at telephone nos. 225-2855 or 422-3658 and look for Nitz Bangay.
