CBFH S5 Episode 6 Gives A Taste of Chinoy Cuisine

The sixth episode of CHiNOY TV’s Chinese by Blood, Filipino by Heart Season 5 airs on October 13, Sunday. Along with the dynamic episode comes the enticing and all-too-familiar smell of Chinoy food.

This episode, the documentary series takes a step into the kitchen as Chinese-Filipino chefs demonstrate how they show their own mixed-cultural backgrounds through the food that they create.

Episode Features and Profiler Lineup

Just as Chinese-Filipino cuisine is a vibrant blend of different flavors, every Chinoy chef also brings with them a unique style to turning mouth-watering ideas into reality. To be able to capture more variations of the experience of being Chinoy with a passion for food, Episode 6 features Chef Sharwin Tee (郑承恩), Owner of Little Grace Pop Ups; Chef Jackie Ang Po, Owner of Fleur De Lys; and up-and-coming chef and culinary artisan from the Center for Culinary Arts Manila (CCA), Francheska Ong (王仙云). 

Episode Overview 

CBFH Season 5 Episode 6 strays away from the usual sit-down interviews of previous episodes as it includes cooking demonstrations by the three chefs themselves as they walk viewers through how they had gone from simply being Chinoy kids who loved food to becoming the chefs they are today. Chef Sharwin, Chef Jackie, and Chef Francheska take us back to the roots of their taste for Chinoy cuisine, mentioning dishes such as kiampong, lu rou fan, and cha misua while they whip up revolutionized versions of other classic Chinoy flavors.

As food is a universal language, the episode not only spotlights the three chefs, but it also allows their stories to be told through food. Featuring three Chinoy dishes, each not only signifying the chefs’ sentimental reason for making each one, but also symbolizing how they define the evolution of Chinoy cuisine. Episode 6 connects culture with food in such a way that proves that the way to a Chinoy’s heart is through food. 

To find out more about the various ways Chinoys can share their culture, be sure to tune into Chinese by Blood, Filipino by Heart Season 5 on One News every Sunday at 8PM. Also catch the episode replays on Saturdays at 8:30PM. One News is available on Cignal TV, channels 8 SD and 250 HD, and can be streamed on Cignal Play. You can also catch it on CHiNOY TV’s Facebook and YouTube Channel @ChinoyTVOnline.