HERE, AN INCREDIBLE STORY UNFOLDS.
LIKE THE FABLED PILI NUT, THE STORY OF QUERICA IS TOLD THROUGH THE MANY LAYERS OF ITS COMMUNITY, PROVENANCE, AND CRAFT.
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COMMUNITY AT ITS CORE
YEARS BEFORE QUERICA WAS BORN, COMMUNITY HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO ITS CONCEPTION.
THERE WAS THE MOVEMENT BEST OF BICOL, A COMMUNITY OF ARTISANS, ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS ENVISIONING A GLOBAL POSITIONING FOR THE REGION THAT IS BICOL.AND THEN THERE WAS THE COMMUNITY OF FARMERS, OF WOMEN, ALL FROM THE REGION, THAT IGNITED THE FIRES OF QUERICA’S FIRST FORAY INTO CONSUMER GOODS.
UNTIL TODAY, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY STILL SITS AT ITS CORE.
PROVENANCE AND AUTHENTICITY
IF THE PILI NUT WAS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN OUR STORY, THEN THE MANNER BY WHICH WE WRITE IT MUST BE OUR MASTERFUL CRAFT.
LIKE WRITING, TELLING THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINE PILI NUT REQUIRES A MASTERY THAT’S SHAPED BY TIME, PLACE, AND EXPERIENCE.OURS IS A PRODUCT OF TRADITONS, INNOVATIONS AND FINE-TUNED BY OUR FOUNDER’S EDUCATION AT THE ESTEEMED LE CORDON BLEU IN PARIS.OUR CRAFT--A MASTERFUL RETELLING OF THE STORY OF THE PILI NUT--IS WHAT WE’RE MOST PROUD OF.
MASTERFUL CRAFT
IF THE PILI NUT WAS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN OUR STORY, THEN THE MANNER BY WHICH WE WRITE IT MUST BE OUR MASTERFUL CRAFT.
LIKE WRITING, TELLING THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINE PILI NUT REQUIRES A MASTERY THAT’S SHAPED BY TIME, PLACE, AND EXPERIENCE.OURS IS A PRODUCT OF TRADITONS, INNOVATIONS AND FINE-TUNED BY OUR FOUNDER’S EDUCATION AT THE ESTEEMED LE CORDON BLEU IN PARIS.OUR CRAFT--A MASTERFUL RETELLING OF THE STORY OF THE PILI NUT--IS WHAT WE’RE MOST PROUD OF.
A PARALLEL JOURNEY: THE PILI NUT AND QUERICA
THE PILI TREE, ALSO KNOWN AS STRESS TREE,
THRIVES IN UNIQUE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NUTRIENT-DENSE VOLCANIC SOIL.
IT REQUIRES NO MORE THAN RAINWATER TO GROW YET IT’S A SCRUPULOUS, SEVERELY SEASONAL PROCESS: MAKING THIS NUTRIENTS-PACKED NUT A RARE COMMODITY.
EVERYTHING, BY HAND.
EACH PILI NUT IS CRACKED OPEN BY A MACHETE-LIKE KNIFE--A PAINSTAKING PROCESS NO MACHINE COULD DO.
THEY ARE THEN SORTED FOR PHYSICAL IMPURITIES AND SOAKED TO ACTIVATE THEIR INHERENT NUTRIENTS.
FROM TREE TO PACK, THE JOURNEY OF THE PILI NUT IS PROPELLED BY BARE FILIPINO HANDS.
WOMEN-LED, INCLUSIVE.
QUERICA’S ETHOS IS BUILT AROUND FOOD’S SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
A WOMEN-LED BRAND THAT CELEBRATES INCLUSION FROM THEIR TEAMS, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, DOWN TO THEIR MESSAGING.
A PARTNERFOR PILI FARMERS
IN SORSOGON, BICOL, PHILIPPINES WHERE WE SOURCE OUR PRODUCE, PARTNERSHIPS ARE FORGED BETWEEN OUR TEAMS AND THE LOCAL FARMERS.
THIS ENSURES THAT EACH COMPONENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS WELL SUPPORTED.
A PARTNER FOR FILIPINOS
THROUGH FLEET OF HOPE, WE HELP PROVIDE MOTORIZED BOATS TO FILIPINO FISHERMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVELIHOODS TO NATURAL CALAMITIES SUCH AS TYPHOONS.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RAISED OVER PHP 5 MILLION (OR 100 MOTORIZED BOATS), REBUILDING THE LIVES OF FISHERMEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Our story starts in 2019 when our movement to share the region’s heritage has uncovered a shared pursuit of discovering what eating well and what truly good food means to different people. Read more>
Our spirit of discovery is kept alive by every single thing we craft - from our Bicolano recipes with a twist to our masterfully-flavored Pili nuts collection.
We take pride in our culinary traditions while continuing to push the boundaries of what delights the Filipino palate. We craft dreams and impact communities through taste, travel, and tale-tellings.
Today, Que Rica stands to write the story of the Philippine Pili Nut in the global food scene.
At Que Rica, we celebrate the provenance and rarity of each nut: grown wild in mineral-rich volcanic soils under unique weather conditions. Our premium Pili Nuts are packed at the source, hand-harvested, crafted in small batches, and masterfully-flavored in French copper cookware.
Each nut shares the story of a community of local farmers, masterful hands, and a nation of fine taste.
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