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 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.