The 6th Year of the AJINOMOTO UMAMI Culinary Challenge
The annual Ajinomoto® Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC) 2015 is
slated on
Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Hall 2 of the SMX Convention
Hall from 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM. On its 6th year, UCC organizer, Ajinomoto
Philippines Corporation, puts together the best culinary teams from
Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao in one (1) cooking arena to showcase their
masterful culinary creations. UCC is the biggest, intercollegiate,
multi-category culinary competition that focuses on the delicious potential of
umami, the 5th basic taste. The event attracts HRM and Nutrition students in 54
schools coming from NCR, Ilocos, CALABARZON, Central Luzon and Bicol
Regions and regional winners from Visayas and Mindanao.
Apart from the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Cooking Showdown, UCC
2015 features three (3) competition categories: Best Filipino Umami Dish, My Own Umami Creation
and My Eat Well, Live Well® Plate. The competing teams will be judged based on intensity of their
dish’s umami taste, culinary technique and creativity, dish preparation and plate presentation. One of
the major criteria is the Eat Well, Live Well.® Cooking, which referred to culinary nutrition or the
integration of culinary skills and nutrition knowledge to create delicious and nourishing umami dish.
Winners will receive cash prizes: first place winners
P10,000, second place winners P8,000 and third
place winners P5,000. National Showdown winners will receive
PhP 15,000. Major prizes also include gifts from UCC 2015 sponsors: La Germania, Solane, Fujidenzo
and Masflex.
Ajinomoto® advocates culinary nutrition embodied in its
slogan Ajinomoto® Eat Well, Live Well. Leading technical experts in food, nutrition and medicine will also
provide valuable insights to student competitors
to solidify their background in culinary nutrition and educate
them about umami and its
role in health and nutrition. Umami, the scientifically
recognized and proven 5th basic taste alongside
sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, was first identified and
isolated by Dr. Kikunae Ikeda of Tokyo Imperial
University in 1908.
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Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) is an affiliate of
Tokyo-based Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Established in 1958, APC lives by its promise to provide consumers products that will
always give the delicious taste to healthy and nutritious meals as embodied in APC’s slogan Ajinomoto® “Eat
Well, Live Well.®” APC’s complete line of quality food and seasoning products are produced by international
affiliates and local toll manufacturers using Ajinomoto’s license, quality standards and technological
expertise. APC’s products include AJINO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning, Ajinomoto® Brand Ginisa Flavor Seasoning Mix, Ajinomoto®
Brand Chicken Powder, PORKSAVOR® Allin-One Seasoning Mix, CRISPY FRY® Breading Mix, CRISPY FRY® Seasoned
Crumbs, TASTY BOY® All PurposeBreading Mix, AJI-SHIO® Seasoning Mix, Ajinomoto® Brand Sinigang
and FRES-C® Concentrated Powdered Drink
LIST OF SCHOOLS (AS OF JANUARY 27, 2015)
ACADEMY OF ASIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
AND ARTS
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME AND STUDIES
BENEDICTO COLLEGE
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
CALAYAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
CENTRAL LUZON OF COLLEGE AND
TECHNOLOGY
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MALOLOS
COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN- LAGUNA
COLEGIO DE SAN LORENZO
COLLEGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS
DE LOS SANTOS STI- COLLEGE
DOMINICAN COLLEGE (SAN JUAN)
DR. CARLOS S. LANTING
EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE (MANILA)
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
FIRST ASIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND
HUMANITIES (FAITH)
GREEN VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.
HERCOR COLLEGE
HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE
JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
LA CONSOLACION COLLEGES- TANAUAN
LA CONSOLACION COLLEGES- NOVALICHES
LAGUNA COLLEGE
LYCEUM OF SUBIC BAY
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY
(CAVITE)
MALAYAN COLLEGE LAGUNA
MANILA TYTANA COLLEGE
MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY
MARIANO QUINTO ALLARILLA POLYTECHNIC
COLLEGE
MARINERS' POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
FOUNDATION
METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CENTER-COLLEGE OF
ARTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
MIRIAM COLLEGE
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOR COLLEGE
(OLOPSC)
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MARIKINA
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY
PERPETUAL HELP COLLEGE MANILA
PHILIPPINE CULTURAL COLLEGE
PHINMA ARAULLO UNIVERSITY
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(SAN JUAN)
ROGATIONIST COLLEGE
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASISSI COLLEGE
SAN PEDRO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
SOUTHEAST ASIAN COLLEGE
ST. DOMINC COLLEGE OF ASIA
TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM
DALTA-MOLINO
UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM (ANTIPOLO)
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST (MANILA)
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY PHILIPPINES
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