Danica Sotto-Pingris will always “rice” to
the occasion
There’s no doubt that actress and celebrity
Mom Danica Sotto-Pingris will always put family as her number one priority in
all her endeavours, even when it comes to products she endorses.
This explains why the moment she got the call
regarding a possible chance to endorse Mrs. Lam’s Rice brand – a distributor of
locally produced and imported rice varieties, she became ecstatic; not
just for herself, but for her
loved ones as well.
Danica states that it is in fact her first
time to endorse a rice brand and is quite knowledgeable about Mrs. Lam’s
rice. Being chosen to be in the very
first ambassador for the said product, she is thrilled for she knows her family
will benefit from the project since her family loves to eat rice. In addition,
Danica also loves to cook; she says she can incorporate the rice brand into
numerous recipes and dishes. “You can never go wrong with Mrs. Lam’s wide
variety of rice. You can come up with many dishes like fried rice, baked rice,
paella, arrozcaldo, sushi and many other gourmet dishes. With her glutinous
rice you can make sticky rice with mangoes, champorado and many other
desserts”, says Danica. Who has obtained a diploma in Culinary Arts and
Technology Management from the center for Culinary Arts.
And pass-on knowledge became just as valuable
for the other members of the Pingris household when Danica married a promising
athlete and star basketball player, Marc Pingris. All knowledge and experiences
she was able to acquire, she is now able to share to her house help and even
her children.
When it comes to rice quality, Danica admits
that she is indeed quite picky and meticulous since her situation is different
now that she is a mom. For her, quality is of utmost importance. She also takes
into consideration how choosing the right variety of rice for the family will
benefit other moms. Her primary questions involve taste, freshness,
cleanliness, consistency, quality, weight and value for money. Her preference
for Mrs. Lam’s rice revolves around the fact that the brand offers freshly
milled local variety rice. Since the rice is immediately delivered to the
outlets 2 -5 days from the milling day, Mrs. Lam’s rice comes in a vast array
of varieties, with a rice type suitable for any budget, depending on the family’s needs whether it’s a budget
lunch or a special gourmet dinner, Mrs. Lam has the for you. The most important
thing, Danica says, is that moms can choose the best tasting freshly – milled
rice using state-of-the-art laser sorters and mist polishers at par with
international standards.
She is quite happy that Mrs. Lam's Rice is
available at leading supermarkets not only as prepacked 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50kg
but also sold on a per kg basis similar to that in the wet markets. Initially she was surprised when she discovered
Mrs Lam's rice have many varieties; locally milled rice from the fragrant
Dinorado Special, Whole Grain Sinandomeng, Long Grain, Sinandomeng Special,
Sinandomeng , Laon (old crop), Organic
Red, Organic Brown rice to the imported ones like Japanese and Thai Jasmine.
Even the packaging was appetizing to look at. For everyday use, Danica suggests
the fragrant Dinorado Speccial or Sinandomeng Rice; for special occasions or
events with visitors that you want to impress, go for the Thai Jasmine rice or
the short grain Japanese variety rice.
“At home, the favorite is fried rice, for my
friends, their favorites are the paella and risotto. You can still make risotto
even if you don’t use the Arborio type or any rice suitable for risotto using
our local rice sinandomeng or Japanese variety short grain rice. It’s more on
the technique and style of cooking,” Danica avers just like a professional chef
giving tips to home cooks.
Danica is also quite impressed that Mrs. Lam
Rice is available not just in many varieties but in varying weights as well, again
depending on a specific family type’s needs. For a small family of four or for
newly married couples, perhaps they can get the 5-10 kilo pack. Whereas for
bigger families, the 25-50-kilo bags will better suit them. “That way, you
don’t get the pressure or fear of rice being stocked too long.
Since Mrs. Lam's rice is freshly milled, you
can keep for 1-2 months provided it is stored in a cool dry place with proper
ventilation. It should also be noted that the rice bins or containers have to
be properly emptied, cleaned and dried after each replenishment to avoid weevil
growth. You can really plan or measure your rice consumption correctly by
buying the rice bag that fits the family’s eating habits. You don’t need to be
a rocket scientist to figure it all out,” says Danica, who was also in the
middle of an exciting photo shoot for the brand.
So now, being an endorser of a growing rice
brand, Danica believes she made the right choice not just for herself and her
family but more importantly, for the other Moms or would-be Moms out there and
their families who will benefit from choosing the right type of rice brand.
“For me, it’s Mrs. Lam Rice and for choosing Mrs. Lam Rice, Moms like me can
now ‘rice’ to the occasion, so to speak,” she said with a slight chuckle.
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