Key Points
- The Filipino Food Movement Australia led the Filipino night food market recently held at Flemington in Inner West Sydney.
- Christmas is the focus of this year's Filipino Food Movement Festival 2023.
- The Movement aims to support business owners to introduce and promote Filipino food in Australia.
Individuals and families who came to the Filipino Food Movement Festival (FiloFoMo Fest) were all set to taste the featured food, all excited to experience what it's like to celebrate in the Philippines.
Pinoy street foods, barbecue, isaw atbp. Source:SBS
Founder-President Filipino Food Movement Australia Anna Manlulo and FILOFOMO team. Source: SBS
The group's goal is to showcase Filipino talent and food to new and younger generations.
Ube desserts of Mrs. Ube. Source: SBS
Special puto bumbong, barbecue and palabok by FiloStation.Source : SBS
Filipino ube dessert. Source SBS
According to Dumaguete-born Hanna, at first, baking was just a hobby in particular when she stopped working to tend to her child until she thought of trying a business out of it.
Baker Hanna Lou and husband of Lou Confections sweets and desserts, showcases ice candy during FILOFOMO festival in Flemingtong night market. Source: SBS
Donna Baron shares that their biko inspired by cooking biko from Pangasinan where her father's family came from.
Donna and son Seth Baron showcase their homemade biko with latik of Biko ni Lolo. Source: SBS
Other ethnic backgrounds embrace the taste of Filipino desserts. Source: SBS
'I love Filipino sweets, for a long time I have had Filipino friends who introduced sweet spaghetti from then on I learned to love all Filipino food and sweets."
Diana, Naz and daughter Valerie Chan enjoyed the food and are proud to be Filipinos. Source: SBS
For the couple, it's a special point in their lives and their daughter as she has experienced a glimpse of the Filipino culture in Sydney.
Mrs. Supermodel Worldwide 2023, Kristine Tootsie Aseron Santos, applauded the Filipino Food Movement Australia for making the event possible, as it brought her back home through food and helped ease homesickness.
"I just hope more events like this become more frequent, they help lessen homesickness, especially during the Christmas time."
Filipinos enjoying the food during the FILOFOMO festival in Flemington, Sydney. Source: SBS
Arvin Manuel of OZManila and DownUnder rappers showcase their talents. Source: SBS
The Filipino Food Movement Australia also encourages new food business enthusiasts to participate in such opportunities to further introduce and promote Filipino food in Australia and hopes that such celebrations become more frequent.
