Filipinos in Lithuania Celebrate First Filipino Food Month in Vilnius

VILNIUS 10 May 2024 – The Filipino Food Month 2024 with the theme “Kalutong Filipino, Lakas ng Kabataang Makabago” was celebrated for the first time in Lithuania through a series of activities which started with a Philippine Pastillas Workshop held at the IOM Office in the capital city Vilnius on 24 April 2024. The FFM 2024 was organized by Filipino entrepreneur Ms. Anna Celina Varanavicius with the support of the IOM Office in Vilnius.

The Workshop aimed to teach the participants how to make flavored and filled pastillas and to introduce them to popular Filipino flavors such as ube, coconut-pandan, jackfruit, and the world-famous Philippine mango. 

The second activity to celebrate FFM 2024 was the Filipino Food and Culture Day on 27 April 2024, which was also held at the IOM Office in Vilnius. Philippine Ambassador to Lithuania Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz was invited to attend as Guest of Honor. END

Ambassador Ruiz delivers her inspirational welcome message to members of the Filipino community and other guests who attended the event.

Ambassador Ruiz poses with the event organizer Ms. Anna Celina Varanavicius (left) and the Embassy’s Cultural Officer Chloe Silverio (right). 

Ambassador Ruiz (center, seated) poses with the Filipino Community in Vilnius and Kaunas who attended the Filipino Food and Culture Day at the IOM Office in Vilnius. 

The Philippine dishes prepared during the Filipino Food and Culture Day were enjoyed by Filipinos and foreign guests alike. 

The IOM Office in Vilnius also provided a space for the organizers to display their Philippine products, as well as the tourism brochures and promotional pili nuts provided by the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT-Frankfurt). 

(Photos for the Workshop courtesy of Mr. Gintare Skuodyte and photos for the Food and Culture Day courtesy of Mr. Pavel Turovskij) 

For more information, visit https://www.warsawpe.dfa.gov.ph, or  https://www.facebook.com/PHLinPoland/.