WU Fest 2013: The Awesome Fun Never Stopped!

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The future is definitely so bright for Wazzup Pilipinas  as it continues to partner with events and establishments as their online media partners and social media evangelists.  

The latest online media partnership of which was at the WU Fest 2013 event held last July 6, 2013 at the A. Venue in Makati Avenue, Makati City. It was a great honor to be among the many popular brands supporting WU Fest 2013

WU Fest 2013 is an all ages outdoor festival that featured many of the favorite activities you would enjoy at a Fair. This is the first annual event brought to us by What's Up Manila magazine showcasing over 50 booths providing food, drinks, a wide variety of entertainment and activities. There was a VIP section located upstairs in Hooters and an After Party event hosted at Live Vibe starting at 10pm.

Tempura and Donburi : Japanese Delicacies

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Japanese and Filipino cuisine differ in many ways. But, they have also similarities. Just like us, Japanese  has considered rice as the most important food in Japanese cuisine. Despite changes in eating patterns over the last few decades and slowly decreasing their rice consumption in the recent years, rice still remains the most important food for the Japanese.

Japanese cuisine spread widely in the Philippines. The effect of this was the establishments of Japanese restaurants here in the Philippines. One of the best Japanese restaurants here in the Philippines is the "Tempura Japanese Grill" restaurant.

Here's a photo of it:

source: http://mangoesaregreen.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/tempura_smmoa_2c.jpg

One of the best delicacies of this restaurant was the Tempura. Tempura is a Japanese food that consists of seafood, vegetables, mushrooms, or meat coated with batter and deep fried. It has a light, but crispy texture, that may be seasoned with salt or dipped in a light sauce before eating.

Another one of a kind delicacy of this restaurant was their Donburi. Donburi is a bowl of plain cooked rice with some other food on top of it. This food is served at specialty restaurants, but they are also a common dish that can be found on all kinds of restaurant's menus.

Mochi : Japanese Rice Cake

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Mochi is a Japanese rice cake. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape, and it always has a filling inside. Mochi are sweets in Japan and a multicomponent food consisting of polysaccharides, lipids, protein and water.

In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki. While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi