The Third Competition: Longganisa Cuisine Style Fusion
I thought I wouldn’t like this competition. I am not a big fan of longganisa. I eat only a certain kind of longganisa and I wouldn’t call it even traditional longganisa. But some of the executions made me want to reconsider this resolve. There were Longganisa Lasagna, Longganisa wrapped in gnocchi, a cabbage wrap of longganisa topped with shallots and balsamic vinegar, meatballs longganisa with coconut meat in curry sauce and squash.
I tasted them all. They were all pretty good. The original longganisa flavor was still evident but since it was a fusion competition, the flavors all seem to blend with each other to create this ultra unique longganisa experience. At least that’s what I thought and felt. Most memorable here for me would be the gnocchi wrapper and longganisa in tomato paste and water. The longganisa was salty enough, the gnocchi wrapper did nothing for the dish and the tomato paste was just… but the dish looked awesome. I also particularly liked the Longganisa Sushi.
