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Taste Flavors of Kigal Food Festival
The ‘Taste of Kigali festival’ took place at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Center (KCEV)from March 23-24. The food and drinks festival saw more than 30 restaurants, both local and international, participate to showcase their rich national gastronomic nature.
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Italian dishes included Gnocchi al pesto, Fettuccine alla carbonara, Spaghetti bolognese, and Penne all’ arrabbiata), while French had Crêpes, Bouillabaisse, Tarte Tatin, French onion soup, Chocolate soufflé).
Chinese, Indian spiced food, French, Arabic, East African—especially Nyama Choma, Ethiopian Injera, Somali and South African, West African (Cameroonian Fufu), and North African (Moroccan couscous)—were also present.
The festival had a cooking competition, providing a platform for junior chefs from teaching schools such as Rwanda Polytechnic, IPRC Musanze, East African University Rwanda (EAUR), University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB) where these budding chefs showcased their culinary skills and competed for top honors.
Teklu Sara Yesehak, CEO of SACEL commended the participants’ participation and said that the festival will increase the number of restaurants, hotels, and other stakeholders to boost Kigali’s status as a hub of cultural tourism.
“We aim to bring people together, considering organizing it either bi-annually or annually. However, thorough evaluation of our events is necessary before planning the next big one, requiring additional staff to assist in design and logistics,” she said.
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