Gold Seas Tuna Chunks "Gourmet Mom 2018"

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Gold Seas Tuna Chunks is in the search for a kitchen goddess who can whip up delectable healthy gourmet dishes for her family. 

The Search for Gold Seas Tuna Chunks “Gourmet Mom 2018”

Gourmet Mom is an amateur cooking competition of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks. It has three rounds: 

Round 1: Call for entries 

Round 2: Preliminary cook-off

Round 3: Final cook-off Prizes to be given away are cash, culinary course (for grand winner only), and Gold Seas Tuna Chunks gift packs. 

Who are qualified to join?

• Filipino moms, aged 23-45 years old, residing in Metro Manila 
• Should not be a professional chef (professional chef, food truck vendor, cook, culinary instructor, culinary graduate or educator, licensed caterer or had been employed in any of the above capacity) 
• Should not be employed in any restaurant as a chef, line cook, or cook of any capacity 
• Must not own or engage in any food business that is licensed or accredited by a local government agency 
• May be a caterer as a hobby and not be paid for catering as a primary source of income 

How to join?

• Like the Gold Seas Tuna Chunks Facebook page 
• On Gold Seas Tuna Chunks Gourmet Mom promo post, comment a photo of yourself with your stovetop gourmet recipe using Gold Seas Tuna Chunks together with the following hashtags: #GoldSeasGourmetMom2018, #GoldSeasTunaChunks, #TasteMatters. Only posts with all the official hashtags will be considered as official and qualified entries. 
• After commenting on the Gourmet Mom promo post, send a direct message to Gold Seas Tuna Chunks official Facebook page containing the following details: 

First Name 

Last Name 

Email Address 

Home Address 

Contact Number 

Birthday 

Occupation 

Full Text of Recipe 

Photo/screenshot of dish with caption 

All fields are required to be filled-in in order to officially submit the entry.

4. Ten (10) participants will be selected for the cook-off competition on August 4, 2018*. 

Entries will be selected based on the following criteria: 

Feature of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks – 40% (The recipe and photo must feature at least one (1) variant of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks.)

Originality and Creativity – 50% (The participant must creatively show a recipe that corresponds to the Gold Seas Tuna Chunks variant/s being used. Photo and caption must contain a personal touch and why taste matters for her family.)

Engagement – 10% (Posts with a high number of likes and/or comments and usage of hashtags may also be short-listed in the selection of winners)

TOTAL – 100% 

5. Call for entries is from May 15 to June 15, 2018. Cut-off period for submission of entries will be on June 15, 2018 at 11:59pm. 

Preliminary Cook-Off Proper 

• The ten (10) participants will compete at Glorietta 2 Activity Center*, Makati on August 4, 2018*. 
• The ten (10) participants will be given 30 minutes to cook their submitted recipes using Gold Seas Tuna Chunks. Each participant will be given a P1,500 gift certificate for the purchase of their own ingredients which they need to bring to the cook-off. 
• Five (5) judges will determine the five (5) finalists who will compete in the final cook-off. The selection of the five (5) finalists will be based on the following criteria: 

Taste – 50% (Utilization of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks emphasizing the particular dish presented.)

Originality and Creativity – 50% (Contrast of plating and design. Recipes are not copied from magazines, cookbooks, or other contests.)

TOTAL – 100% 

• The five (5) finalists who will compete in the final cook-off will be announced during the event proper. The final cook-off will be held on the same day. 
• The five (5) contestants who did not qualify for the final cook-off will be given P10,000 consolation cash prize and Gold Seas gift packs worth P1,500 each. 

Final Cook-Off Proper 

• The five (5) finalists will compete at the same date and venue – Glorietta 2 Activity Center*, Makati, August 4, 2018*. 
• Each finalist will be given a mystery box. All they need to do is to think of a creative and delicious way to cook a dish using Gold Seas Tuna Chunks with any of the mystery ingredients inside the box. The finalists will be given 30 minutes to cook their dish. The mystery box will consist of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks gourmet flavored variants and mystery ingredients. 
• The selection of the Grand Prize winner will be judged based on the following criteria: 

Taste – 50% (Utilization of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks and mystery ingredients emphasizing the particular dish presented)

Originality and Creativity – 50% (Contrast of plating and design. Recipes are not copied from magazines, cook books, or other contests. Recipe name should be developed by the finalist.)

Total – 100% 

• Prizes to be won are as follows: 

Grand Prize: P100,000 cash, short weekend culinary course at First Gourmet Academy worth P15,000, Gold Seas Tuna Chunks gift pack work P2,500 

Other four (4) finalists: P25,000 cash, Gold Seas gift packs worth P1,500 each

Claiming of Prizes 

Contestants may claim their prizes during the event proper on August 4, 2018*. 

Terms and Conditions 

• Participants are limited to Filipinos residing in Metro Manila area only. 
• Employees of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks, advertising agency partners, sales and distributors are not eligible to join the contest as well as their relatives up to 2nd party of consanguinity or affinity. 
• General Nutrifoods Philippines, Inc. (GNP) reserves the right to conduct a verification process for all potential winners before awarding any prize. Winners who fail the verification process will be disqualified. All decisions made by General Nutrifoods Philippines, Inc. (GNP) on all matters related to this promotion are final. 
• All gathered recipes, photos, and captions could be used for the following materials of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks: Exhibit, Company’s brochures, posters, billboard, online advertisement, website, web blogs, social networking sites, and other online marketing sites. No compensation in cash or kind will be given to participants of this promotion in return to using their recipe, photos, and/or captions. 
• Winning recipe/s will be part of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks official recipe library. 

*Date/venue to be confirmed Per DOH-FDA-CFRR Permit No. 0696 s. 2018 

Cooking up steps to self-improvement

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Ever notice how we can all learn to make a PowerPoint presentation by the sixth grade, but only a handful of students that age knows how to make scrambled eggs? By the time we release students into the real world, they are fully equipped to handle high-stakes jobs, but less able to do simpler tasks- make a functional budget, change a flat tire, or make a healthy, tasty dinner. 

Young professionals today are not only eating out more, but also leaning heavily on the convenience of takeout. But that leads to a whole different set of problems. Not only is it more expensive to eat out, but when you live on meals made for you by other people, you tend to gravitate towards the unhealthy- fast food, deep-fried, overly sweet or salty, or loaded with saturated fat. 

That can lead to weight gain and all the health problems that come with an unhealthy diet. 

Skills to a healthier, happier life

However, a lot of men and women have decided that enough is enough and taken matters into their own hands, learning how to do the basics that have been forgotten while growing up.

For a lot of them, workshops and classes are the solution of choice. There are entire courses of cooking lessons geared towards the younger set, looking to sharpen their skills in the kitchen. Urban professionals who seek a more affordable way to eat lean, young parents looking for ways to improve their children’s nutrition, and single men and women seeking to impress potential mates flock to these courses. 

As much as learning the basic skills such as the difference between boiling and braising, these students are learning of the importance of choosing better ingredients, items that are not only convenient, but are healthier in the long run, such as Gold Seas Tuna Chunks. 

Substitutions for convenience help ease the transition from relying on takeout to cooking at home. For example, frozen vegetables are a better option than canned vegetables when one can’t get fresh greens. The same goes for fruits, as canned fruit has a lot of added sugar. Canned tuna, on the other hand, is much easier to get than fresh tuna for the man who is always on the go, and it keeps for much longer. Kept as a pantry staple, it provides an excellent go-to protein that is leaner and healthier than red meat.   

Tuna is a great lean meat option. Each serving is packed with nutrition, including muscle-building and brain-boosting Omega-3 fatty acids; Selenium, a rare mineral that’s also a powerful antioxidant; as well as vitamin C, zinc, and manganese, all of which strengthen your immune system.

What’s more, tuna lends itself to a multitude of dishes which are a breeze to make. Even if you’ve never really cooked a full meal in your life, you can stir together tuna, some greens, and some onions and make a decent salad!

Sustainably sourced yellowfin tuna is packed into every can of Gold Seas Tuna Chunks, which come in two sizes- Solo (90g) and Sharing (185g). The former is perfect for a quick, healthy meal for one, while the latter is great for creating something tasty to share with friends and loved ones.  

Gold Seas further prides itself on providing a variety to flavors to keep your tuna based dishes interesting as well as nutritious. There is Yellowfin Tuna Chunks in Olive Oil, Yellowfin Tuna Chunks in Olive Oil with Chili, Tuna Chunks in Herb and Garlic, Tuna Chunks in Lemon and Pepper, and Tuna Chunks in Mild Indian Curry. If you’re a purist or if you want to make a dish with only the pure taste of tuna, there’s also Gold Seas Yellowfin Tuna Chunks in Springwater. 

If cooking up healthier, tastier meals sounds like something you would like to learn yourself, we’re including a few easy tuna-based recipes which Chef Rosebud herself teaches to some of her students who would like to level up in the kitchen. 

Check them out and try your hand at preparing these dishes yourself sometime. You may find that it’s easier than you thought, and tastier, too!

TUNA PIZZA

Ingredients: 

• 1 185g can Gold Seas Tuna Chunks in Herb and Garlic
• 1 small can corn kernels
• 50 g canned black beans, drained
• 1 small red bell pepper, sliced thinly
• 1 small red onion, sliced thinly 
• 2 tsp cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 piece lime, juiced and zested
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 large pizza dough or Flour
• Tortilla 
• 170g easy-melt Cheese

Procedure: 

• Pre-heat oven 425 degrees.
• In medium bowl, add tuna with a bit of oil from the can. Break up with fork until shredded. 
• Add black beans, red bell pepper, onion, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, lime zest and juice. Toss and season with salt and pepper. 
• Put mixture on pizza dough. Top with cheese and place on baking sheet. 
• Bake pizza for around 5 minutes and serve immediately. 

TUNA WRAPS

Ingredients:

• 2 185g cans Gold Seas Tuna Chunks in Lemon and Pepper
• 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp Sriracha
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp ginger, grated 
• 1/2 cup Water chestnuts, drained and sliced 
• 2 green onions, sliced 
• Salt and pepper to taste 
• Large leafy lettuce (leaves separated for serving) 

Procedure: 

• Make the sauce. Whisk hoisin, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Sriracha and sesame oil in bowl. 
• Heat oil in a skillet. Add onions and sauté till translucent. Add garlic and ginger. 
• Add tuna. Break up with back of the spoon.
• Pour sauce and cook. Reduce. Turn off heat. Add water chestnuts and spring onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon a large scoop in the middle of lettuce leaf and serve immediately.