Making Christmas merrier with a song and chocolate truffles

Christmas is incomplete without food and carols so Melbourne-based chef, Fhred Balatona is igniting the holiday spirit with a Christmas song for Filipinos overseas and his own Christmas choco truffle recipe

Chef Fhred Erick Batalona

Key Points

• Melbourne-based chef Fhred Erick Batalona finds joy in creating and testing new recipes inspired by Filipino Cuisine
• Chef Fhred composed 'Ito ang Paskong Pilipino' to remind us that spending holidays abroad doesn’t mean you have to forget about the Pinoy-style Christmas spirit.
• His very own Chocolate truffles can be a new addition to your Noche Buena favorites