SM City Iloilo features Guimbal’s ‘bocarillo’ to celebrate Pinoy pride
AS part of its tradition, SM City Iloilo features the various homegrown products
of Iloilo as its way of celebration of the Philippine Independence Day.
While
all eyes are on Iloilo’s hosting of the 117th Philippine
Independence Day rites, SM City Iloilo puts Guimbal’s famous delicacy called “bocarillo” on the centerstage as they
unveiled a giant version of it on June 11.
The
giant bocarillo which formed a round
Philippine flag icon was made of more than 9,000 pieces displayed in platform
measuring 12 feet by 12 feet. The bocarillo
used on the said display were cooked with two sacks of sugar and took two days
for it to be done.
Bocarillo is a specialty delicacy of
Guimbal made from strips of coconut meat cooked with sugar.
The
unveiling of the giant bocarillo was
led by Guimbal’s Mayor Christine Garin, Vice Mayor Mary Ann Suyao-Lujan, SB
Member Christy Love Custodio-Margarico, and SM City Iloilo Asst. Mall Manager
Jasmine Maquiling.
In
her speech, Mayor Garin invited the mall goers to visit their municipality and
enjoy its other delicacies and tourism offerings just like the watchtower and
its beautiful beaches.
Meanwhile,
Guimbal Performing Arts and Cultural Group added color to the event as they
gave the audience a glimpse of the town’s Bantayan Festival through their
spectacular performance.
The
giant bocarillo was distributed to
the mall shoppers for free for them to taste the proud product of Guimbal.
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