💛🪢 206 WHM SPOTLIGHT 🪢💛 Before WHM comes to a close we wanted to highlight local Filipino leaders who continue to inspire + drive the stories of shared memories rooted in Philippine culture, arts and without question - hospitality. Today we want to shoutout our ancestor, MARIA OROSA - Humanitarian, Food Chemist, and UW Alum just like our Owner / Chef Meltronica 💛💜 She is also the innovator who created BANANA KETCHUP - mashed saba, vinegars with select spices 🍌🥫 Orosa saw that the Philippines was heavily reliant on imports like tomatoes - her most known contributions to the food world came during World War II. She was beloved within Filipino households for her banana ketchup, but became a war hero for her two other inventions: Soyalac and Darak. Maria Orosa was passionate about a self-sustaining Philippines and made it her life’s work to study native food, and the use of fermentation and various preserving techniques to educate and uplift people in need. She would eventually ...