If you're vacationing on a cruise ship, playing in a casino in Asia or having dinner with the president of the United States, the possibility that a Filipino is cooking for you are high. Schools for chefs in the Philippines train Each year thousands of cooks for the needs of the global markets. 

"I need to work abroad. My cousin is in Canada and they need different cooks, he tells me, and asked me to sign up for this course TESDA," said Rochelle Evaristo, an aspiring chef.

TESDA is an acronym for "Technical Education and Skills Development Authority," supported by the Philippine government that offers several training courses to thousands of people. The key ingredient to being a good cook? "It 's more a matter of the heart. If you really like it really shows in the food you cook. It also depends on the preparation, of course, and same ingredients are important, but I think most of all the passion accounts," said Rochelle .

The deputy director of operations Tedsa, Teodoro Pascua: "In a hotel, will be happier to hire a person who is not only a servant, able to redo the rooms, but who can also do the laundry, cook or make sweets or also stand at the reception. More skills you have and the more you are marketable. "

More than 10 million Filipinos working abroad mainly as waiters, sailors and laborers. But the job of chef is increasingly in demand, especially on ships, hotels, restaurants and casinos.