Bangus Fest ‘09 all set for ‘pigar-pigar’

Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, this year’s chairman of the 2009 Bangus Festival for the second year in a row, on February 25 met with the pigar-pigar owners to finalize preparations for the upcoming Pigar-Pigar Festival slated on April 17.

The vice mayor said the event included in the calendar of activities of the Bangus Fest aims to help small business owners and a strategy to promote the pigar-pigar local delicacy in Dagupan City.

Pigar-pigar is a unique delicacy in Dagupan made of thinly sliced beef or carabeef seasoned primarily with salt and onions and cooked deep fry. It is usually sold at night time along the entire stretch of Galvan Street.

The culinary competition is an opportunity for owners to showcase their creativity and expertise in cooking pigar-pigar based on five different categories: Best Stall Design, Best Chopper, Best Mixer; Best Mixture and Most Orderly.

Winner of the Best Stall Design shall receive P10, 000 cash prize, while winners of the remaining four categories shall earn P1, 000 each.

Two stages will be installed in the area where famous bands will be performing and celebrity comedians will provide entertainment for festival goers.

The event will also feature a sing and dance contest for pigar-pigar servers and waiters.

As to event sponsorship, the festival chairman said there have been numerous sponsorships expected from leading cooking product companies who will provide all cooking tools and ingredients.

Contest guidelines will be prepared by the city nutrition office. (Leziel T. Cayabyab)