As Iloilo is trying to bolster its role in Philippine culinary arts, the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) has recently launched “Timplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine.”
LASWA. A painting depicting "laswa" or mixed vegetable soup by Marge Chavez is among the art masterpieces on display at the Timplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine exhibit that opened at the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) located at the Casa de Emperador in this city's Iloilo Business Park (IBP) in Mandurriao district on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021). Timplada is expected to boost Iloilo City's bid to become the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative City for Gastronomy. (PNA photo courtesy of ILOMOCA) ILOILO CITY - This city's bid to become one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative City for Gastronomy got a boost with the launch of the Timplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine on Friday. The Timplada, which was introduced by the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA), is a three-part event composed of an on-site and virtual art exhibition, a series of educational l