International Food Festival (part 5): Friends Who Invited Me into Their World

Aigerim and Elmira (not shown on picture) were the first friends who got me aware of this event. Kakaotalk-ing with me a week ago...to make sure that I could come and be a part of their annual festival. 

Let's take a moment to celebrate, Aigerim. 

One of my best friends, Jobirson. Well, We were at the same campus, HUFS, when we're still learning Korean language back in the 2011 and 2012. 

Now he's studying at KDI. 

A nice attire, Jobir. 

Then, ...what would a picture be without Felix (the guy on the right) from Ghana. Just like Jobirson, Felix used to be at the same university (HUFS) with me until he--also--started his study at KDI. 

Then..off we went again..with Jobirson from Uzbekistan.

Again with full-fledged smile on our face.:-) 

Last but not least, what would it be without photo with friends from Indonesia an other Southeast Asian countries. 

Thanks for inviting me, my dear friends.

International Food Festival (part 4); Newly Found Friends

Apart from tasting and savoring in new tastes of foods, I also had a chance to see new friends from around the globe.

These are my newly found friends from African countries in their colorful outfits. 

Then, at Asian Harmony booth, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar also shared their native food to the visitors. 

Fellow friends from Middle-Eastern countries had a chance to show off their best delicacies. 

These are fellow students from European countries.

Oh, once again..I was hooked in African booth. Well, they're friendly and more than that..they made I think 6 kinds of fried rice that I loved the most.

Yes, colorful fried rice...: BIG mistake: I didn't take the pic of the food.:-( 

Asian Harmony: Friends from Southeast Asian countries gathered in this booth to show off their best delicacies to the visitors. 

"Please..please..let me put this onto your plate. You got to try this."

Friends from Africa and South America offered me enthusiastically. 

"Salute from Africa"

International Food Festival (part 3): The DECORATION

It would not have been a memorable event, had the committee not done such a great job of decorating the 7th floor Lincoln Hall at KDI School.

Colorful balloons were attached to the ceiling of the venue so as to give a sense of fiesta-like atmosphere to the already high-spirited food festival. 

Even, some students outrageously, yet cunningly named their booth like this one " Hell Kitchen". Oh,well..it's alright for people did flock and take a look at the booth.

Way to go, fellows. 

Or, some booths did make a great deal of preparation to give as complete information as possible to the visitors. Colorfully printed photos of food with their names are printed and shared on the board next to their booths. 

A closer look into the colorful balloons above the heads of visitors. 

A Contrasting Atmosphere. 

Or..some booths synergy-ized their financial and creative might and decided to make different regions into one laid-out banner attached at the back of the booths. 

Or what about hanging informative paper?

Yes, our friends from South America did rigorously prepare these information for any in-line or queuing visitors to see and read. 

This is it. I was glad to have attended the International Food Festival held at KDI School.

Thanks my friends, for having invited me.

International Food Festival (part 2): The FOOD

African Food <Checked> you got it. Although I am a vegetarian, the festival was like heaven since I still could eat lots and lots and endless arrays of food from all over the world--literally. Some African food from several countries were specially prepared by students from the Africa Continent.

* I love the colors. In fact, I kinda enjoyed their rice. 

Being an Asian, I love trying out other Asian countries' specialties. This is a Cambodian, wait..Myanmar...wait..The Philippines ...wait...Thai...oh well....I am sure that those countries have similarities of using 'pineapple' to be one of the ingredients in making fried rice. and yes..this is pineapple rice.

hmmmm...I'd love to have this food once again...and again...and again...

Then I continued my journey into...oh no..I should've remembered in which part of the world I was in. 

Okay..the salad was good...and I love the potato tots.  

European friends prepared cake and this was splendid. ...

again..I should've asked to what specific country this cake derived from.

*Oh, I must've been busy holding my plate full of food while taking pictures of the stalls and booths.

Simply oblivious of the fact that I needed to jot down there they come from. 

Then, off we went to Central Asia...and oh, Kazakhstan food was another thing worth-trying for. and..wait...I thought I saw some "resoles" here. I thought that these were Indonesian food.... and..yes..I was right. It turned out that Kazakhstan and Indonesian friends united themselves to present their food at the same table and group. 

Oh, this is the Ethiopian Coffee I was talking about at my other entry.

International Food Festival (part 1): Ethiopian Coffee

 It got my attention. The spread-out ingredients on the floor as soon as I stepped out of the elevator and turned right into the venue.

Yes, Ethiopian friends prepared the traditional making of their coffee drinking culture.

Although I am not an avid coffee drinker, this surely ticked my inner 'adventurous' ego.

First, what do popcorn have to do with coffee? 

Then..there are real coffee, the kettle, the beans, the incense, ... 

okay, I would love to try it out and asked the lady who's serving the presentation.. 

  

It was served right in front of us...for the sake of pure and live experience. 

and...do I like it? Yes, to my surprise..I do...I mean I did.

I was taken aback for a moment as I sipped it since it was the strongest coffee I ever tasted. 

Luckily, the lady offered me some sugar ..and with two spoons of additional sugar, my first Ethiopian Coffee experience went smoothly into my memory.

INternational food fista

 Fiesta? Indeed it was.

I should have posted these pictures in my previous blog about the Purun Community Center's anniversary today. But, at least I could point out that Korean food, Indian food, Vietnamese Food, Indonesian food , and others could come on one table and we simply mixed everything up so as to make it like a bibimbap^^: the true essence of multicultural community that the Purun organization supports.  We have tteok and tteokpukki with all of their variants, of course. then Biryani rice! hmm  I love Indian Biryani rice. Then we have tahu isi, tempe goreng, tahu campur, and krupuk!!!

gosh...what am I doing?

The prolonged lunch had finally arrived. DiG iN!!!!