8th Annual International Food Festival: Share a Dish, Share a Culture

krempita, jambalaya, kimchi rice, pakoras, pupusas...

Curious?? Ask your classmates from Bosnia, Louisianna, Korea, India and El Salvador (or skip to descriptions below.)

Adventurous?? Prepare a cultural dish to share at the 8th International Food Festival, Wednesday, April 16th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Overlook Cafe on the 2nd floor of the CCV Burlington Pearl Street building. Consider your own cultural or ethnic heritage or one you know little about. Then research the foods of the region and prepare something you've always loved eating or something you've never tasted before.

Hungry?? Join us for our most popular springtime event and taste some amazing home cooked foods prepared by CCV students from nearly every continent on earth!

Questions?? Please call Amy E. Stuart, 865-4422 or email her at amy.stuart@ccv.edu

Krempita is a Bosnian cake prepared with brasna (flour) secer (sugar) jaja (eggs) and vanilla pudding
Jambalaya is a thick hardy stew often prepared by the Cajun and Creole people whose cuisine is influenced by West Indian, African, Native American, French and Spanish cultures.
Kimchi rice is a popular Korean dish of rice flavored with pickled cabbage and spicy red pepper
Pakoras are a common Indian food of seasoned mixed vegetables dipped in homemade garbanzo batter sauce and deep fried
Pupusas are corn tortillas filled with beans and cheese, a staple in El Salvador