Food fiesta to open in Galvan Street

Native delicacies, grilled bangus, pork barbecue, pancit, puto, burgers, fries and sandwiches, a wide variety of beverages and hundreds of other gastronomic delights, including the local favorite pigar-pigar will lord it over Galvan Street from April 16 to April 30.

Dubbed as the Bangus Foodstrip, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, executive chairperson of the Bangus Festival, said the whole breadth of Galvan Street up to the corner of Rivera Street will be morphed into Dagupan's newest nucleus of food enthusiasts, operating round the clock for two weeks.

"The Bangus Festival is the occasion where we will set new standards in food preparation and handling. The food should not only be delectable, it must also be safe and clean, and the vendors properly trained," she said, stressing that the City Health Office will ensure that the highest sanitation and hygiene measures are prescribed and observed to protect the general public.

In addition to the existing pigar-pigar operators in the area, around thirty operators who applied for occupancy of food stall spaces are now procuring health certificates for food handlers, sanitary permits to operate and will further undergo a food handlers' training course to be conducted by CHO.

The Bangus Foodstrip is seen as a sparkling promenade for tourists and residents alike, complemented by nightly performances from various competitions such as the Dagupan Pop Idol, Tunog Bangus Battle of the Bands and Hataw Sayaw, Hataw Dagupan contests.

Councilors Jess Canto and Chito Samson chair the Bangus Foodstrip event (CIO/RR)