What you missed at the Philippine Street Fiesta

The Filipino community gathered at the Queen Victoria Market last weekend and gave us a taste of Filipino culture. Highlights of the fiesta include authentic Filipino food, live music, and eating competition.

Who says only the kids get to enjoy? Members of the elderly group, United Filipino Elderly Association(UFEA) showing off their dance moves. Source: SBS Filipino/Roda Masinag

If you missed it, here’s a glimpse of what happened.

Filipino barbecue, lechon, sisig  and halo-halo were among the top favourites

People queued up to have a taste of their favourite grilled dishes. Source: SBS Filipino/Roda Masinag

Melbourne’s top Filipino restaurants and traders had been very busy preparing their specialties. They  prepared pork barbecue, lechon, sisig, adobo, chicken inasal, okoy, pansit bihon, and lugaw. Among those who participated in the food stalls are Cris BBQ, GJ’s Grill, Kabayan Restaurant, Kusina ni Lola, Lasang Pinoy, Reynoldos, Ria Cuisine, and Tiangge Asian Groceries.

For those who likes sweets, halo-halo, bibingka, puto bungbong, hopia and kakanin were also served.

Live music and dancing

One of the fiesta’s highlights were live performances of Beloved Abe, Sebastian Gonzalez Lugo, Joey Santos, Erica Padilla, Urban Movement  and Markuz.

Barbecue eating competition: Philippines vs the World

The Filipino team claims victory against other nationalities.

Flight discounts

Philippine Tours offered discounted fares for the Philippine Fiesta.

 

Photo Booth

The fiesta is not complete without the photo booth experience. People queued up at SBS Radio’s photo booth to have their photo taken with their family and friends.

SBS Radio's Photo Booth at the Philippine Street Fiesta Source: SBS Filipino/Roda Masinag

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