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Celebrating World Pasta Month with Dona Elena Al Dente Pasta





Pasta has played a major role in Filipinos’ lives, from being part of our daily meals to a popular choice for various events and gatherings. October marks a special month for Filipino Pasta lovers as we join the world in celebrating the World Pasta Month worldwide.

Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta, the only Artisan Quality Italian Pasta brand in the country, has been pioneering this gastronomic celebration for three years now. This year, the National Pasta Month celebration highlights an exciting challenge among Mercato Centrale food vendors as they participate in the Doña Elena Al Dente Ultimate Pasta Challenge where they featured their originally crafted meal combinations of their specialty dishes and Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta.


Specialty Dishes of Food Vendors of Mercato Centrale using  Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta


All food enthusiasts were able to witness an epic and pasta-licious culinary cook-off last October 14, at the Mercato Centrale, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.



Pasta connoisseurs were invited to purchase a Pasta Passport for a minimal purchase of Php100. The passport served as their exclusive pass to enjoy free Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta products and appreciate the entertainment band and program hosted by the radio and TV host, Jamie Fournier.

Ms.Jamie Fournier 


Passport holders of the event were also able to taste and vote for the best pasta dish from the eight pasta-licious dish entries of the Ultimate Pasta Challenge participants and five beautifully designed pasta artwork from the Pasta Art competition.


Look how beautiful all of these Art Works made of Pasta

“This culinary gathering highlights the universal love for pasta. We aim to bring more people to appreciate pasta and into recognizing how this dish has been part of our lives. It also allows us to present to our Filipino consumers a variety of dishes that they can enjoy Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta with. We will continue bringing them great-tasting authentic Italian pasta,” says Rachelle Chang, Product Associate.
Made with 100% durum wheat semolina, Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta is crafted with bronze dies which leave rough ridges on the pasta, helping sauces cling better thus making it more flavorful. It is available in five variants – Fusilli, Spaghetti, Fettuccine, Penne Rigate, and Lasagna.

The Ultimate Pasta  Challenge Winners

Grand prize winner

Salmon & Spinach Pasta is the  1st Prize Winner
Pak na Pasta is the 2nd Prize Winner




ART OF PASTA WINNERS



Grand Prize Winer for the Art of Pasta Contest

The Cathedral  1st Prize

The Carnival Mask won as the 2nd Prize

Some more photos during the event. .


It was an awesome day for me. I enjoyed tasting all the 8 Pasta Specialty dishes of the Mercato Centrale Vendors. I was so busy visiting every booth and completing my passport.
I really had a great time with my fellow mommy bloggers whom I met tlfor the first time.

Certified Pasta Lover


Trying my luck in the Masflex booth,luckily I won a prize 😊

With fellow mommy bloggers Mommy Neri and Mommy Kati.

I voted for the Salted Egg Pasta .I just love the texture and the taste

“Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta and Fly Ace Corporation, together with our event partners, are extremely honored to initiate celebrating Pasta Month in the country. And now, on our third year, we continue our vision to bring not just great-tasting pasta but the world’s best food and beverages to Filipino households,” Fly Ace Corporation General Manager Ramon Daez concludes.
The Doña Elena Al Dente Ultimate Pasta Challenge is in co-presented by Masflex, Tecnogas, Fujidenzo, Whirlpool, May Sparkling, Franzia, Don Lucio Wines, UP Piccola Italia; and in cooperation with its media partners: Appetite Magazine, Breakfast Magazine, Business Mirror, Business World, Cook Magazine, Malaya Business Insight, Manila Bulletin, Mommy Bloggers Philippines and wheninmanila.com.



Fly Ace Corporation is one of the leading food and beverage consumer goods companies in the country today. Propelling limitless multiple-category growth by bringing the best of the world closer to Filipino consumers, Fly Ace Corporation’s portfolio of food and beverage products includes house brands and exclusively distributed brands. To learn more about Fly Ace, visit www.flyacecorp.com.
Doña Elena Al Dente Pasta is available in all leading supermarkets nationwide.  For more details, check out Doña Elena on FB:https://www.facebook.com/Donaelenacuisineraclub/.


Thank you to Dona Elena,Fly Ace Corporation and to Mommy Bloggers Philippines for inviting me to this pastarific event.

Photo © to Mommy Neri of Nheng's Wonderland blog and to Mommy Kati of  Mommy Kach Blog

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