Posted by Joseph C. Bacani on May 4, 2006

ACCOUNTANT STUDENT WINS 101 WAYS TO COOK BANGUS COOKFEST.

An accountant and a determined student won in the just concluded 101 Ways to Cook Bangus held at the Malimgas Public Market.

Mrs. Dalia Daroya an accountant by profession of Caranglaan, Dagupan City emerged as the over-all champion this year after winning the Appetizer Category, Main Entr?e and Pastry Categories.

Daroya is the winner in the soup category and a 3rd placer in the bibingka making contest in last year?s 101 Ways to Cook Bangus. But after winning almost all the major categories, her joining the competition again is worth it as she comes home very happy with twenty thousand pesos cash prize. Aside from the cash prize, Daroya also received a set of cooking wares from one of the major sponsors of the event. Her winning dishes are bundled ginger bangus and spinach bangus macaroons.

Another winner is Melchor Corpuz, a 20 year old HRM student of Colegio de Dagupan.

A resident of Arellano Street, Dagupan City, Corpuz won in the Pasta Category and was 3rd place in the Main Entr?e.

Corpuz went home with six thousand pesos as his prize for his creamy white sauce spaghetti with Dagupan bangus.

He is set to go to Manila next week for his on the job training at the Mandarin and Holiday Inn Hotels. By next month he is among the lucky students of HRM to be sent to Singapore for another on the job training programs.

When asked how he came up with his winning entry, Corpuz said, he just learned his skills from his parents who, like him, loved cooking. (Joseph C. Bacani)