Cultural learnings through food at Asian Eats

Asian Eats, held last August 8-10, showcased the foods from 10 different Asian countries.

Inasalan sa Dalan, an Asian Eats participant (via Business World Online)

Ten countries were represented by various purveyors at the recent "Asian Eats" held last August 8-10, 2014 at The Podium which was organized by Asia Society, reports the Business World.

It's the second food fair by Asia Society which according to the executive director of Asia Society-Philippine Foundation, Inc., Suyin Liu Lee, is primarily an educational organization that tackle Asian issues from policy and business, to culture, through collaboration or partnership with subject matter experts.

With the help of Pinoy Eats World - a company dedicated to food culture, offering programs such as food tours, guerilla dinners, themed dinners and art dinners (according to its Facebook page) - who curated the purveyors, various Asian countries were represented in the event.

Some of the purveyors present were NAV Modern Thai Cuisine for Thailand, Downtown Cafe by Bale Dutung and Inasalan sa Dalan for the Philippines, Spring by Ha Yuan for China, Phat Pho for Vietnam and Rita’s Kitchen for Indonesia.

Also present at the opening day were Vietnam’s Ambassador to the Philippines Truong Trieu Duong and India’s Ambassador to the Philippines Lalduhthlana Ralte.