Mama Sita invites entries to Filipino food storytelling contest

Do you have a memorable story to tell about Filipino food? Mama Sita Foundation is inviting entries to “Mga Kuwentong Pagkain: Filipino Food Stories Around the World,” its tenth annual storytelling contest.

The contest aims to preserve Philippine culinary heritage through storytelling and to promote Filipino food culture to a global audience.

The Mama Sita Foundation’s “Mga Kwentong Pagkain” encourages Filipinos and foreigners alike to share their Filipino food stories. These stories and recipes may feature local ingredients that have been integrated into cooking Filipino food, culinary traditions, or dishes that have been inspired by Filipino ingredients and cooking techniques.

According to the contest rules, the “purchase, use or mention of any Mama Sita’s products is not necessary to enter the contest,” and “it will not increase a contestant’s chances of winning.”

Mama Sita Foundation intends to preserve these food stories and recipes by printing select entries in a book format and publishing all the entries online, creating an heirloom food story bank which the public can access.

The “Mga Kwentong Pagkain” contest will accept entries for its Essay and Visual Narrative Categories until 31 October 2022, 8:59 a.m. (Pacific time).

For more information regarding the contest rules and mechanics, you may visit the following link: https://tinyurl.com/MKP2022Rules. Those who are interested to join are further requested to submit their entries though the following Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/MKP2022Form.