00:00We are now in the last month of the year and Christmas is just around the corner.
00:06Shopping bazaars are everywhere in the Philippines.
00:10Aside from shopping for gifts, food bazaars are also one of the places that many people go to.
00:17We are going to do a different kind of cooking show, Food Explorers.
00:21Because our guests will think of a dish that is not only delicious but can also be a business this Christmas.
00:30And if it's up to our guests, our resident Food Explorers, Shugertrata and Cheska Fausto.
00:41This time, we have a cooking showdown.
00:46Because it's always me cooking, I'll make you guys eat.
00:50Cheska will go to the restaurant, you'll serve.
00:53This time, I'll be the king.
00:55The tables have turned.
00:56Yes, ma'am.
00:57It's the other way around.
00:59We have a market basket in the industry, especially when you're in culinary school.
01:05It's basically a situation where the best cook will come out.
01:11Do we have that?
01:13Or we can pray.
01:16We can do research online.
01:21So what we have here at the back is our set of ingredients.
01:27So basically, our challenge for you is for you guys to come up with your best dish.
01:33Okay.
01:34Given what our options are.
01:35And it's better if we can also do business because that's how delicious it is.
01:40Oh, okay.
01:41Can we do that?
01:42Yes, you can.
01:43Okay, let's do it.
01:44Are you serious?
01:45Yes, let's do it.
01:46Have you guys thought of a concept?
01:48Yes, we have.
01:49Oh, wow.
01:51Game, game, game.
01:52We've been thinking about it for a while.
01:54At first, he just said that we will create a dish.
01:57Nothing yet.
01:58I still want the shrimp, right?
02:00Because I'm fond of seafood.
02:02But when he mentioned the word business, that's when I thought,
02:06okay, any type of sandwich.
02:18I wanted to go with a more easy recipe since the time is limited.
02:25So I thought of pork.
02:27Pork came to my mind right away.
02:29I'll just sauté that and then add anything.
02:32It's okay.
02:33So that's why I thought of stir-fried pig's feet.
02:35Let's start.
02:36Let's start.
02:37Go.
02:38You can choose what you want.
02:44Jessica, what ingredients did you choose?
02:46For today, I decided since it's about business,
02:50and I feel like chicken sandwich is one of those that are really on the go
02:55and easy to make.
02:57And low cost, if I may say so.
03:00You just need a bun and other ingredients.
03:03And of course, our main ingredient, which is chicken.
03:06You can find it anywhere, actually.
03:09And yeah, it's delicious.
03:11Ma'am Shuvie.
03:12When I have a sandwich, I always want to have eggs.
03:15So I'm going to cook omelette.
03:16And then on the side, I want to put sautéed pork.
03:21Alright.
03:22Wow.
03:23A sandwich with sautéed pork on the side.
03:25It's different, right?
03:26Yeah.
03:27Go.
03:28It's just important.
03:30So, for the bragging rights, are you guys ready?
03:33Ready.
03:34Ready.
03:35Chef, go.
03:37Okay.
03:43I'm nervous.
03:45Because I think it's going to be delicious, guys.
03:47With Shuvie, I'm happy because we have almost the same idea.
03:52And it's nice to see that both of our personalities,
03:56through the dish, shine through.
04:01It's like Nashville chicken.
04:03Oh, that's why it's called Parunong.
04:05You got carried away.
04:07That's why.
04:08Shuvie.
04:20Maybe you can fry the chicken first.
04:24You want?
04:25Yeah.
04:26Let's just wait for it to cook.
04:27Until it's golden brown.
04:30Okay.
04:36Do you want it higher?
04:37Yes.
04:38Chef JR, I know how to choose a good kind of tomato.
04:45Okay.
04:46Because of you.
04:47Because I'm really watching you from the farm to table.
04:49Someone asked you, and then you said,
04:51as long as it's not soft and it doesn't have green something.
04:55Yeah, I got it from you.
04:57And those spots.
04:58Yeah.
05:00Yeah.
05:08Let's go, Shuvie!
05:14I love you.
05:15I love you.
05:18I love you so much.
05:29And after more than an hour,
05:31Shuvie and Cheska are ready to taste their own version of a dish that can also be a business this month.
05:39I'm excited to taste the dishes that our guests cooked.
05:453, 2, 1, reveal.
05:48Sandwich.
05:51Chef.
05:52What happened? Why did we become a sandwich battle?
05:54Nothing.
05:55We're a business.
05:56My sandwich is better.
05:58Wow.
05:59My sandwich is the best chicken sandwich in the world.
06:01Wow.
06:02My sandwich has sautéed beansprouts and omelette.
06:05My sandwich has mojos on the side and a ketchup and all the vegetables.
06:10My sandwich is made with love.
06:12My sandwich is made of love you so much.
06:18Food Explorers.
06:19This is Cheska's Best Chicken Burger in Town.
06:23And Shuvie's Salcedo Sandwich with Omelette and Sautéed Vegetables.
06:32For the first time, the chef didn't say anything.
06:37The chef didn't say anything.
06:40It's good.
06:41What I like about Shuvie's sandwich is the flavor.
06:45Actually, when you bite into it,
06:48and then you eat it,
06:49you would never expect that the filling is sautéed beansprouts.
06:53Right?
06:54Very good.
06:55It has this very good balance.
06:57The filling is crunch, savory,
07:01and then the fresh pop of flavor.
07:03You wouldn't expect it to be like that at first.
07:05Yeah.
07:07The only downside for me is the bread.
07:12Bread.
07:13It was so soggy.
07:14And then Cheska, for me,
07:17it has a perfect crunch, perfect texture.
07:20I feel like you've made this chicken sandwich hundreds of times.
07:26It has that feeling that you knew what you were doing.
07:30For this challenge,
07:32on a very slight edge,
07:41I'll give that to Cheska.
07:47No, very slight.
07:48Shuvie, Shuvie.
07:50I wanted to call you.
07:52You didn't call me.
07:53We called you.
07:55That's too far.
07:56That's too far.
07:58We celebrated first.
08:00When she said that I won,
08:02I was like,
08:03yes!
08:04It's like a dream come true.
08:05It's like a bucket.
08:06It's like my childhood dream was healed.
08:09It's like that.
08:10So yeah, I'm just happy.
08:25I'm happy.
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