The Grenada Tourism Authority showcased Grenada’s culinary culture at the National Geographic Traveler Food Festival at the Business Design Center in London.
The festival marked a key calendar event offering ticket holders the opportunity to sample a unique range of food and drink and benefit from cultural experiences from around the world.
CEO Petra Roach said, “This was a really great opportunity to bring Spice Island to life in London, as the foodie demographic is one we are actively pursuing given the amazing culinary experience it has to offer offer, which has certainly been recognized internationally. With our designation as the first culinary capital of the world. It was therefore only natural for us to showcase and show guests why our food has won such coveted accolades.”
Grenada presented a vibrant stand bringing to life the spices and flavors of the world’s first culinary capital.
Culinary culture of Grenada
Guests sampled rum at the Westerhall Rum open bar, tasted chocolate from Jouvay Chocolates and enjoyed tastings from Grenadian chef Jamain Louis, Executive Chef at CCTV Venues, who went all out and presented a range of delicious food including salted fish. beignets with a roasted plantain salsa, roasted pork leg terrine with cucumber relish, steamed rice curry and spiced pumpkin puree.
Not forgetting the non-meat eaters, the menu also included a plate of split dahl balls with peas and callaloo. Those with a sweet tooth were treated to local rum, chocolate and coconut truffles.
Chef Jamian said, “I am honored to represent my county at this very prestigious show and showcase our food, which is at the heart of our culture. I hope this experience will be an inspiration for people to visit the island and experience more of our food first hand.”
CEO Roach concluded by saying, “This was an absolutely amazing experience and we showed the world that Grenada really is the perfect destination for foodies. We look forward to seeing many of those guests visiting our tri-nation state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique in the near future.”
