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Arnold Bernardo has been cooking since he was in elementary school, having grown up in a family that loves to cook and eat. He would watch his mom prepare delicious family meals week after week. Pretty soon, he found himself helping out in the kitchen. That interest eventually grew into passion and, now, a full-time job. Arnold is an entrepreneur, managing a range of bottled gourmet products called Deep Dips.
 
Some 12 years into a corporate job, Arnold decided to call it quits and really think of what he wanted to do with his life. Throughout his six-month hiatus, those happy days of cooking and food were a constant presence, popping in his head when he least expected it. So he pursued a career in the culinary industry. “Now I’m finally doing what I really love and am destined to do, making gourmet products in bottles,” he says. “And every day it feels like I’m not working at all! I just love it!”
 
His roster of bottled fish is varied and makes the perfect accompaniment to rice. His flavors are spot on and the prices are pretty reasonable. His items also make for ideal gifts, but I warn you, they’re so good you’d think twice about giving them away. Be it for parties or for personal consumption, Deep Dips has got you covered.
 

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Product and price list
10 oz:
Pinoy Antipasto (PHP250)
Basil Pesto (PHP250)
Salmon in Olive Oil (PHP250)
Spicy Tinapa in Tomato Sauce (PHP225)
Tuna Puttanesca Topper (PHP225)
Tomato Eggplant Pate (PHP200)

8 oz:
Gourmet Tuyo with Extra Virgin Olive Oil (PHP190)
Chunky Tuyo with Capers (PHP190)
Tuyo in Pesto Oil (PHP180)
Gourmet Tuyo in Corn Oil (PHP160)
Gourmet Tuyo in Tomato Sauce (PHP160)
Smoked Salinas in Olive Oil (PHP150)
 
Deep Dips; +63 917-8051188, +63 2 2169495

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