Miss Iloilo Ann Roxal Palmares was named as the winner of Miss World Philippines 2021's National Costume award held at Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center on Sunday, October 3.
Palmares wowed the judges as she bring out all the mouthwatering details of Iloilo City's best-known signature dish, inspired from The Original La Paz Batchoy for her national costume.
Her costume depicts the Ilonggos best noodle soup showing some details of its ingredients such as the noodles and pork organs (liver, spleen, kidneys and heart).
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"The simple broth's taste depicts the Ilonggos as the friendliest people in the country, warm and welcoming, gentle and soft-spoken, who would go out of their way to make perfect strangers feel at home," Palmares said.
According to Palmares, "the beef and pork loin, pork offal, crushed pork cracklings and chicken stocks are fusion of Ilonggo taste buds influence by Spaniards, while the condiments were from the prehispanic traders."
"A bowl of a delicious LaPaz Batchoy is not only a mirienda but also the journey of Ilonggo influences from the past to the present moulding them into creative, practical, fun loving and God fearing persons, truly a treat of Ilonggo' s trait, identity and heritage," she further explained."
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