Zambo prepares world’s longest sardines’ boodle fightZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 12, 2008) – Thousands of residents joined the much-awaited sardines’ festival in Zamboanga City in Mindanao, feasting on a long line of steamed white rice and locally-produced herrings.
Gerky Valesco, a member of the Zamboanga City Council and chairman of the tourism, culture and arts committee, said the festival dubbed as “WOW Sardinas! Deaton Este! On Saturday was successful.
Residents lined up the stretch of the Roseller T. Lim Boulevard where the “boodle fight” was held. In a boodle fight, foods are served on top of leaves laid out on a series of long tables. The participants line both sides of the table and grab the food with bare hands, enjoying the feast.
“The sardines’ festival is successful and we wanted to thank all the people who participated in this much-awaited Wow Sardinas! Deaton Este! We will surely make next year’s sardines’ festival much bigger until we are known the whole world,” Valesco said.
Five canneries, Atlantic, Universal, Columbus, Mega, and Permex, have donated 15,000 canned tomato sardines. M.Y. San also donated thousands of Sky Flakes crackers and Nature Spring Water also gave bottled mineral water.
“What’s good with the project is the spirit of ayudahan because the materials to make the tables were donated by Mega Plywood, Sunrise Corporation and by the MNS plywood company. On the other hand, students and even teachers from the Zamboanga City Polytechnic State College provided the manpower and labor to build the 417 tables.”
“Whether Guinness Book of World Records will recognize this feat or not, what is important is that the unity and determination of the Zamboanguenos can yield extra ordinary wonders.” Valesco said.
The festival was part of the week-long Fiesta Pilar celebration which ended Sunday.
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