Looking for meat-free meals that are delicious and healthy? Shopee and Unilever has you covered.

Its lenten season and its fasting time. Aside from fish and vegetables, what else do we have on our table that is delicious and healthy for the kids. 

For the Catholic community, Lent is a time to reflect and focus on our spiritual well-being. During this season, people abstain from certain types of food like sweets and alcoholic beverages, but the most common food that practitioners avoid eating are meats such as pork, chicken, and beef. 

It may sound easier said than done, but skipping red and white meat during Holy Week is manageable. If you’re looking for meat-free meals that are delicious and healthy, Shopee and Unilever Foods has you covered. Below are some easy Lent-friendly meals you’ll want to make this Holy Week: 

 Salted Egg Prawns 

Tickle your taste buds with this rich Singaporean dish that's crispy on the outside, but soft and warm on the inside.  

 

●      Prawn Preparation

○      Season the prawns with Knorr Rostip Chicken Seasoning Powder.

○      Add the egg white. Coat the prawns with rice flour.

○      Heat oil to 340F. Deep-fry the prawns until crisp and golden brown.

○      Set the cooked prawns aside over paper towels until ready to use.

●      Sauce Preparation

○      Heat oil in a small wok. Add margarine and stir until it melts.

○      Add the curry leaves and the finger chilies.

○      Add the fried prawns, gently tossing it with the sauce.

●      Presentation

○      Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.

Star Ingredients: Salted Egg and Chicken Seasoning

Find the Complete Recipe Here: https://www.unileverfoodsolutions.com.ph/recipe/salted-egg-prawns-recipe-R0061946.html

Vego Rolls 

Indulge in a refreshing and healthy dish from Vietnam. Wrapped in rice paper, you can fold in different types of vegetables or chopped seafood like shrimp and fish. 

      Filling Preparation

○      Heat oil in a wok. Stir-fry the onion and garlic until fragrant.

○      Season shrimps with Knorr Chicken Powder and black pepper. Add to the pan and stir-fry for 1 minute.

○      Add in carrots, green beans, and tofu. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with Knorr Chicken Powder.

○      Add the shredded cabbage.

○      Transfer to a strainer to remove excess liquid from the mixture.

○      Keep warm until ready to assemble.

●      Peanut Sauce Preparation

○      Place all the ingredients in a food processor. Puree until smooth.

○      Heat the mixture before serving. Add water if a thinner consistency is desired.

○      Taste and adjust seasoning.

●      Presentation

○      Fill a spray bottle with filtered water. Lightly spray rice paper with water. Place the wrapper on a chopping board or any sanitized surface.

○      Line one side of the rice paper with one whole lettuce leaf.

○      Place about 2 tablespoons of vegetable filling on top of the lettuce.

○      Top with minced garlic (optional).

○      Sprinkle with ground peanut sugar and finish with a sprig of coriander leaves.

○      Roll the rice paper, tucking the sides.

○      Cover the finished rolls with a damp clean towel to prevent it from drying up.

○      Once all rolls are done, slice each roll into two 1.5 inch segments (similar to sushi).

○      Arrange on a serving plate and sprinkle with additional peanut sugar.

○      Serve with warm peanut sauce.

          Star Ingredient: Chicken Powder

Find the Complete Recipe Here: https://www.unileverfoodsolutions.com.ph/recipe/vego-rolls-R0082003.html

Tofu Mushroom Cauli Sisig 

Enjoy a plate of sizzling sisig without the guilt with this veggie-and-mushroom-filled variation of the classic Filipino dish.

 

●      Breading

○      In a bowl mix all ingredients until well incorporated. Set aside.

●      Tofu Preparation

○      In a bowl season tofu with Knorr Rostip and black pepper. Deep fry until golden brown and set aside.

●      Mushroom Preparation

○      Using the breading, dredge the mushroom and tap excess. Deep fry in the same frying oil used in tofu until golden brown, set aside.

●      Cauliflower

○      Using the breading, dredge the blanched cauliflower and tap excess. Deep fry in the same frying oil used in tofu until golden brown, set aside.

●      Eggplant Soy Dressing

○      In a bowl, combine all ingredients until well incorporated. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

●      Assembly

○      In a wok, heat margarine. Add onions and chilies and sautee until they are soft. Add in tofu, mushroom, and cauliflower. Saute for 3 minutes.

○      Season with Knorr Liquid Seasoning and turn off heat. Fold in Eggplant Soy dressing and mix until well combined.

○      Transfer to a sizzling plate and garnish with cherry tomatoes, leeks, and spring onions.

○      Serve with calamansi on the side.

Star Ingredient: Knorr Liquid SeasoningFind the Complete Recipe Here: https://www.unileverfoodsolutions.com.ph/recipe/tofu-mushroom-cauli-sisig-R0082557.html

Fresh Ube Lumpia 

Give your regular lumpia a twist with a hint of sweetness from ube strips. With the combination of sweet, nutty, and salty, flavors, you’ll surely be in for a surprise.

●      Lumpia Filling

○      Add oil to the wok and apply medium heat.

○      Add onions and garlic and saute until soft. Then, add ube to the wok and saute.

○      Pour water and Knorr Shrimp powder and bring to boil.

○      Add the rest of the ingredients and toss lightly. Cover for 1 min, then apply high heat and remove cover. Toss and mix well until it's cooked.

○      Transfer to a colander to remove excess liquid. Set aside to cool.

●      Lumpia Sauce

○      Mix everything (except cornstarch and water) in a pot. Apply heat.

○      Bring to a boil and simmer for 1-3 minutes.

○      Add Slurry (cornstarch and water mixture) to thicken the sauce.

●      Ube Savory Crepe/Wrapper

○      In a bowl mix all ingredients until well incorporated. Rest the batter in the chiller for 30 minutes.

○      In a Teflon pan: add oil and cook 1/3 cup of the crepe batter.

●      Assembly

○      Add lettuce on top of the crepe, top the lettuce with filling, then fold. 

○      Drizzle with Lumpia Sauce and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Star Ingredient: Knorr Shrimp Powder

 

Find the Complete Recipe Here: https://www.unileverfoodsolutions.com.ph/recipe/fresh-ube-lumpia-R0082561.html

 

Commit to your Lenten practice with these timeless meatless recipes for you and your whole family. Find all the Unilever Food Solutions ingredients you need for these recipes and more at https://shopee.ph/collections/706219

 

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LG’s 9kg Dual Inverter Heat Pump Dryer with Smart Wi-Fi gives a modern take on drying laundry

Drying clothes efficiently, especially in a humid climate like ours, is one of the most difficult things to do at home. Especially when the rainy season comes, hanging clothes outside to dry is not possible. Drying them in a cramped space indoors can lead to bad odors and even mold or bacteria formation. One of the best ways to solve this problem is to use a dedicated dryer at home. With a dryer, you can dry your clothes no matter what the weather is. 

LG’s 9kg Dual Inverter Heat Pump Dryer with Smart Wi-Fi gives a modern take on drying laundry. With its DUAL Inverter Heat Pump technology, you get dual savings on energy and time. Thanks to the advanced inverter technology, you get to pick which one you prefer for a given situation - a higher level of energy efficiency or shorter drying time than ever. With energy mode, you save 21% energy while with time mode, you save up to 24% of time. It is also equipped with an Auto Cleaning Condenser provides proper air flow to maintain high drying performance. Furthermore, it is hassle free of cleaning and provides more free time.

The dryer is also equipped with Allergy Care feature which eliminates 99.99% of allergens that may be present, such as house mites that can cause allergy or respiratory issues. Improve your quality of life by keeping an allergen-free environment. Maintenance is a breeze with the Auto Cleaning Condenser that provides proper air flow to ensure high drying performance. Furthermore, it is hassle free of cleaning and provides more free time. It also has a reversible door that can be installed depending on the layout of your space.

LG’s Heat Pump Dryer fits perfectly into your smart home. It boasts of Smart Pairing, an intelligent innovation where LG washers and dryers communicate with each other to select a compatible drying cycle, making it the ultimate laundry hack. By pairing your LG Front Load with an LG Dryer, you get dual savings on time and energy, dual allergy care, and dual reliability thanks to its long warranty. It is powered by LG ThinQ AI and can be controlled with the SmartThinQ app. From operating your laundry remotely to downloading additional cycles, your dryer just got smarter. Easily interact with it and access the latest innovations with Wi-Fi connectivity.

The LG Dual Inverter Heat Pump Dryer has a 10 Year Warranty – both the DUAL Inverter Compressor and the Inverter Motor has a 10-year warranty, giving you the guarantee that the dryer will always be hassle-free. 

To know more about this product, visit LG Dual Inverter Heat Pump Dryer.

Huawei holds its online Industrial Digital Transformation Conference, themed "New Value Together"

Today, Huawei holds its online Industrial Digital Transformation Conference, themed "New Value Together". Nearly 50 customers and partners from more than 10 countries and regions shared their industrial practices and jointly explored the new value of digital transformation in the post-pandemic era. 

 

Mr. Ken Hu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman

In his speech, Mr. Ken Hu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman, pointed out that digital transformation is speeding up across industries, and full cloud adoption will happen 1 to 3 years earlier than expected. Going digital is no longer just for internet companies. It's expanding to traditional industries, and from the office to the production floor. We'll keep innovating in technology and scenario-based solutions to help all industries take advantage of this opportunity.

So far, Huawei has built 13 Open Labs around the world to support joint innovation. In places like Munich and Dubai, the company is working with almost 900 ecosystem partners to incubate different solutions for industrial scenarios. To date, it has successfully verified more than 60 solutions in areas ranging from smart retail to smart manufacturing. On the technology side, Huawei is innovating in areas like smart campuses, deterministic networks, hyper-integrated data centers, smart clouds, and green energy to lay the foundation for an intelligent future.

A Value-Driven Model for Industrial Digitalization: Create New Value Through Continuous Improvement Based on Business and Scenarios

Ideas and models must be tested in real situations. After years of practice, Huawei has proposed a value-driven model for industrial digitalization. Huawei maintains that digital transformation should be focused on actual business use and scenarios, which can then be used to create value for customers through continuous improvement.

In his keynote speech, Mr. Peng Zhongyang, Board Member, President of Enterprise BG, Huawei, stressed that three basic principles must be followed during digital transformation. First, companies must continue to be customer-centric, which is the starting point of digital transformation. Secondly, they must seize two key factors: the convergence of technologies and scenarios is the key to digitalization, while cloud is critical to continuous optimization and value creation in the digital era. Thirdly, businesses should focus on customer requirements to build a symbiotic and shared digital ecosystem from three dimensions: scenario exploration, capacity building, and a cooperation model to jointly create new value for industries.

New challenges and uncertainty will emerge in the post-pandemic era. Huawei will be more open and continue to work with our 30,000 global partners to complement each other's strengths and help overcome new challenges. Mr. Peng Zhongyang, Board Member, President of Enterprise BG, Huawei

Cooperating with Customers to Create New Value in the Industry 

Huawei is committed to working with customers and partners to integrate core business scenarios with ICT technologies, and accelerate industrial digitalization and upgrade through scenario-specific, innovative solutions. This is also the key to the digitalization of the industry. 

In the finance sector, through joint innovation with partners, Huawei has provided NCBA Bank Kenya, the largest commercial bank in the East African sub region, with a new digital core system. The system provides inclusive financial services for more than 18 million users in Kenya and neighboring countries, empowering the real economy and promoting sustainable social development. Eric Muriuki Njagi, Director of NCBA Digital Services, said: "Our cooperation with Huawei aims to solve current problems as well as grasp new opportunities brought by future services."

In the transportation sector, Dr. Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Research Director Intelligent Infrastructure, Networks, Mobility & Logistics; Deputy Director Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) of Center for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), took Europe as an example and shared the situation of digital transformation of port construction. European Union (EU) ports offer services to a global maritime fleet (Greece, for example is ranked first with a share of 17% of the world fleet in 2020). Seaports and the shipping industry are an important nexus of the EU economy, but are facing challenges such as structural performance gaps, lack of high-quality infrastructure at ports and other low-performing services. To address this, the EU has formulated a strategic agenda for the European ports, focusing on maritime infrastructure as part of raising EU’s global competitiveness.

 

In this context, the Green Port Proposal has been developed in collaboration between CERTH and Huawei. Dr. Georgia Ayfantopoulou said: "The Green Port project is deeply involved in the transformation process of the ports’ ecosystems: the users of the ports together with the port’s authorities, the cities try to solve problems of accessibility, efficiency, operation optimization and environmental impact. Ports of the future are sustainable, smart, multimodal and interconnected. Technology solutions from partners like Huawei will contribute to efficiently meeting various challenges."

 

In the education sector, Soochow University partnered with Huawei to jointly build a "Cloud-based Soochow University" that is digital and intelligent. With this project, all people, environments, objects, as well as academic and cultural activities in the campus are digitalized and mirrored on the cloud, allowing for digital integrations in teaching, scientific research, and management.

Xiong Sidong, President of the Soochow Iniversity, remarked in his keynote speech: "Soochow University and Huawei have applied cutting-edge technologies such as AI, big data, cloud computing, and IoT in the planning and construction of a cloud-based campus for information exchange and data sharing. Our aim is to shape a new form of university that is built with future technology and integrates reality and virtual interactions."

In the energy industry, Gao Kunlun, CIGRE Study Committee D2 Regular Member, and Vice President of the Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, pointed out that in recent years, AI is gradually being applied in many fields, such as equipment maintenance, power grid operation, and customer service. Whilst this effectively improves the efficiency and benefits of the power grid it also reveals technical limitations. With the development of AI theories and technologies, AI-powered electric power systems are now capable of knowledge learning and independent decision-making optimization in complex environments, playing a crucial part in key services such as autonomous power generation and autonomous scheduling of power grids.

From March 24 to 26, Huawei hosts the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2021 online, exploring the power of the resilient and innovative digital world from three perspectives: business, technology, and ecosystems. Huawei will share insights on digital transformation, and introduce business strategies, talent programs, and ecosystems that support it. We will detail practices that the business has carried out over recent years in the government, education, transportation, finance, and energy sectors, etc. We will also showcase the latest developments in areas including connectivity, cloud and AI. For more information, please visit us at https://e.huawei.com/en/events/industry-digital-transformation/2021

The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier is your personal all-in solution for clean air

A lot of air purifiers are available in the market right now but what makes LG’s special is because it is tested and certified by the British Allergy Foundation (BAF), Korea Air Cleaning Association (CA), and Korea Asthma & Allergy Association (KAF). 

LG Philippines has finally launched one of their most eagerly awaited Air Solutions products in the country. In a recent installment of the South Korean technology giant’s popular livestream event, long time LG Brand Ambassador James Deakin hosted the launch that was simulcast through Lazada and Facebook.

The self-purifying mask, which was introduced and went viral a year ago, is one of the most coveted techwear pieces worldwide. The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier, together with its case, is offered alongside LG’s line of air conditioners which also feature UVnano technology. 

UVnano is LG’s newest innovation that revolutionizes personal protection. This technology uses ultraviolet light to eliminate up to 99.9% of bacteria. The PuriCare™ Wearable Air Purifier’s charging case uses UVnano to clean the mask while its charging, while the new air conditioners uses ultraviolet light to sterilize the fan to prevent 99.99% of germs from adhering to its surface. This process makes the air blown through the unit that much purer, safer, and fresher.

The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier is your personal all-in solution for clean air. It provides thorough air protection with HEPA filters that filter out 99% of harmful particles for clean, fresh air. It has a Safety Certificate from the Korean Institute of Public Safety (KIPS), while virus removal, bacteria filtration, and pollen allergen removal performance was verified through an internal test conducted under the observation of TUV Rheinland Korea. The wearable air purifier has also been certified by the Korean Asthma Allergy Foundation (KAF) for the effective removal of allergens, and the National Radio Research Agency (EMF) for electromagnetic compatibility. The Respiratory Sensor detects the cycle and volume of the wearer’s breathing, whereas DUAL Inverter Fans adjust the dual three-speed fans accordingly. Its seamless, organic design fits and seals to your face to minimize air leakage around the nose and chin, comfortable for everyday wear while minimizing air leakage. The material is made of medical-grade silicone. The design also makes it possible to wear the unit comfortably for hours on end.

A separate charging case is also available. It can remove up to 99.99% of bacteria in 30 minutes using UVnano technology, including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. It also supports the use of the LG ThinQ app. With your smartphone, you can check usage history and the status of UVnano mode, Drying mode, and filter life with LG ThinQ. The LG PuriCare™ Wearable Air Purifier, together with its charging case, is the best way to be assured of clean air while on the go.

When you’re just staying at home however, your best option for clean, pure air is LG’s new air conditioners that utilize the new Aircare Complete system, which is a multi-step filtration process with UVnano to reduce allergens and harmful bacteria to ensure the cleanliness of the air you breathe together with your family and loved ones. The first step of the process is the Safe Plus Pre-Filter, which traps big dust particles and remove 99.9% bacteria from the start. Next is the Ultra-Fine Dust (HAF) filter that collects Particulate Matter (PM) 1.0 ultra-fine dust that is combined with (-) ion from Ion diffuser. After that is the Allergy Filter that reduces allergens with a filter for healthier air followed by the UVnano technology to keep your fan 99.99% bacteria-free for a cleaner breeze. The end result is clean, pure air in your home all day every day.

Another upcoming product to look out for is the LG PuriCare 360. PuriCare™ air purifiers remove over 90% of airborne allergens. It has a unique purification method that promotes 360 degrees of clean air delivery, including areas low to the ground where infants and toddlers can reap the rewards. It has an exceptional multi-filter system that captures six different types of particles to deliver purer, cleaner air. True HEPA Filter traps 99.7% of particles as small as 0.3 microns while a deodorization filter removes living odor, smog, and airborne chemicals. It has a unique PM 1.0 sensor that detects contaminants in the air one micron or smaller in diameter. More importantly, for families with newborns, the LG PuriCare™ 360° Air Purifier operates at whisper-quiet sound levels as low as 25dB.

 

The LG PuriCare™ Wearable Air Purifier’s retail price is P8,699 and the UVnano charging case is at P6,999; and the LG new line of Air Conditioners price starts at P53,999. Both are now available on Lazada, Shopee, and other authorized dealers nationwide.