I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival Iklonyeliswe Ngomkhosi Wokudla Ongcono Kakhulu e-Caribbean

Lesi simemezelo senziwe ngoMsombuluko, 16 Okthoba, emcimbini okhethekile wezindondo obubanjwe yi-World Culinary Awards e-Dubai.

Umgubho Wokuphuma phambili Kwezokudla

I-World Culinary Awards ibungaza futhi iklomelise ukusebenza kahle embonini yezokupheka, ihlonipha labo abeqa imingcele yokunambitha, ukusungula izinto ezintsha, kanye nokwazisa amasiko. Unyaka ngamunye i-World Culinary Awards ikhuthaza imboni yezokupheka ukuthi ingene emikhakheni eminingi etholakalayo ukuze iqokwe. Bese kuthi ngesikhathi esimisiwe, umphakathi, ochwepheshe bezimboni kanye nabathengi bamenywe ukuthi bavote ku-inthanethi.

Lokhu kuhlonishwa akugcini ngokuvuma impumelelo encomekayo yefestivali kodwa futhi kuyaqinisekisa Barbados' isikhundla njengendawo ephezulu yokupheka. Ngaphakathi kwesigaba bekukhona nemicimbi yokupheka efana neCayman Cookout, Jamaica Food and Drink Festival, kanye neSt Barts Gourmet Festival.

Inhloko-dolobha yeCulinary yaseCaribbean

U-Aprille Thomas, uMqondisi we-PR kanye nezokuXhumana kanye noMqondisi woMkhosi, uzwakalise ukujabula kwakhe ngokuhlonishwa ethi, “Sijabule futhi sihloniphekile ukwamukela lo mklomelo ovelele. Lokhu kuqashelwa akubonisi nje kuphela ukuthi lo mkhosi usezingeni lomhlaba kangakanani kodwa kuqinisa iqiniso lokuthi siyiNhloko-dolobha Yezokudla yaseCaribbean. Lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke ngaphandle kwabapheki bethu abamangalisayo nabaxubanisi, ngakho-ke ngithanda ukubahalalisela ngale mpumelelo emangalisayo.”

The I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival ichazwa njengempelasonto yokugcina yephupho le-foodie, ebonisa amakhono okupheka abapheki bendawo abangu-23 nabaxube. Ngokugubha kwawo ukudla kanye namagugu e-rum, ifestivali isiguquke yaba umcimbi okufanele uwuhambele wabathandi bokudla kanye nongoti ngokufanayo. Ukuzibophezela kwefestivali ekwenzeni okuhle, ubuhlakani, kanye nokukhombisa amasiko acebile okupheka e-Barbados kukwenze kwaba okuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele ekhalendeni lezokupheka lase-Caribbean.

Lo nyaka uhlelelwe ukuthi ube i-edishini enkulu kunazo zonke nebandakanya kakhulu enomcimbi wonke ongawujabulela. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 19-22, abathandi bokudla abavela kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila bangakwazi isipiliyoni ukupheka amademo anabapheki abadumile emhlabeni wonke, igalari ebandakanya konke ephambili, "i-Bajan Fair" elungele umndeni nokunye okuningi.

Ukuthuthukisa i-Barbados Culinary Industry

Ngaphezu kokuwina kwefestivali, i-Barbados inezizathu ezengeziwe zokubungaza njengoba i-Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute Barbados Community College inqobe isihloko se-Caribbean's Best Culinary Training Institution. Lokhu kuqashelwa kugqamisa ukuzinikela kwesiqhingi ekuthuthukiseni indawo yaso yokupheka kanye nesizukulwane esilandelayo samakhono okupheka.

Njengoba i-Barbados Food and Rum Festival iqhubeka nokukhuphula izinga okusezingeni eliphezulu kwezokupheka, lo mklomelo uwubufakazi bokukhula kwemboni yezokupheka yalesi siqhingi.

I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival Yamukela Imidiya Yamazwe Ngamazwe Ngomkhosi Wokuhleleka Kwezokudla

I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival yamukele abamele abezindaba abavela e-US, UK, Canada, Caribbean, Latin America naseBarbados ekwamukelweni okukhethekile ngoLwesithathu, Okthoba 18th. Lo mcimbi ubuphawula ukuqaliswa ngokusemthethweni komkhosi futhi wabungaza iqhaza elibalulekile labezindaba bamazwe ngamazwe ekwabeleni umhlaba ngendaba yokupheka ecebile yase-Barbados.

Best Caribbean Culinary Festival 

Egqamisa ukubaluleka kwalo mgubho, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokuthutha Zamazwe Ngamazwe, uMhlonishwa u-Ian Gooding-Edgill umemezele ukuthi i-Barbados Food and Rum Festival isanda kuthola isicoco esihlonishwayo esithi “Best Caribbean Culinary Festival” Emklomelweni Womhlaba Wonke Wezokudla. Lokhu kuhlonishwa kuwubufakazi bokuzinikela kwalo mgubho ekwenzeni kahle kanye negalelo lawo esithunzini seBarbados njengendawo yokupheka.

“Njengengxenye yesu lethu lokumaketha nobudlelwano bomphakathi, sibeka iBarbados njengendawo yokupheka futhi sibonisa umhlaba ukuthi kungani siyiNhloko-dolobha yeqiniso yeCulinary yaseCaribbean. I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival isiba umcimbi indawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Barbados eyaziwa ngawo futhi ozohlukanisa lesi siqhingi. Engikuthandayo ngalo mkhosi ukuthi uveza kanjani indawo yokudlela yase-Barbados ehlukahlukene, idala inkundla esekela ithalente lase-Barbadian futhi iguquke ngokuqhubekayo. Lo mphakathi onamandla osuqoqwe yiFestival eminyakeni edlule uzoqinisekisa ukuthi uyaqhubeka nokuba umcimbi wokupheka osezingeni lomhlaba njengoba unjalo,” kusho uNgqongqoshe.

Ukufinyelela Izethameli Zomhlaba 

Kulo nyaka iFestival inyuke isibalo sabahambele amazwe ngamazwe. Lokhu kuwumphumela wokumakethwa kwamasu kwefestiveli yi-Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. ezimakethe zemithombo yesiqhingi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampane yezokuvakasha iphinde yabambisana nemikhiqizo yemidiya yomhlaba efana ne-Conde Nast' ukuze kwandiswe ukufinyelela kwayo emhlabeni wonke futhi ikhuthaze ifestiveli kubabukeli abaningi. 

U-Aprille Thomas, Umqondisi Wezokuxhumana Nezokuxhumana e-BTMI kanye noMqondisi Womkhosi, baphinde banikeza imininingwane mayelana nokufinyeleleka komhlaba wonke kwefestivali nokuthengiswa kwamathikithi. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 5, 2023, "I-Rise and Rum: The Beach Breakfast Party" ama-33% amangalisayo athengwe abaxhasi bamazwe ngamazwe. Ukuhlukaniswa kokuthengiswa kwamathikithi amazwe ngamazwe kubonise intshisekelo enkulu evela e-United States, Canada, Caribbean jurisdictions (ikakhulukazi iTrinidad neTobago), i-United Kingdom, namazwe amane ase-Europe. I-“Liquid Gold Feast” ibone u-27% wamathikithi athengiswe kubathengi bamazwe ngamazwe, i-Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, kanye ne-United Kingdom ehamba phambili ohlwini lokubhukha kwamanye amazwe. Ku-Rum Route, u-93% wamathikithi athengiswe kubathengi bamazwe ngamazwe, u-80% wenza amathikithi oMpheki Omncane futhi u-56% wenza i-Chef Classics'.

I-Ultimate Foodie Dream Weekend

I-Barbados Food and Rum Festival yango-2023 ithembisa ukuba wuhlelo olubandakanya wonke umuntu noluhehayo okwamanje. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 19 kuya ku-Okthoba 22, le mpelasonto yokugcina yephupho le-foodie izohlinzeka ngokuthile kulo lonke uhlobo lwesithandi sokudla ukuze sikujabulele. Imicimbi eyahlukene yefestivali ihlanganisa i-Oistins Under the Stars, Chef-Classics, Rum Route, Rise & Rum: The Breakfast Beach Party, i-Bajan Fair esanda kungezwa, iJunior Chef Cook-Off Competition, kanye nesiphetho esihle, umcimbi we-Liquid Gold Feast ohlanganisa umculi we-Afrobeat ohehayo u-Ayra Starr.

Akumangazi ukuthi eminye yale micimbi isiphelile, okuhlanganisa ne-Rise &Rum: The Breakfast Beach Party, i-Rum Route kanye ne-Liquid Gold Feast elindelwe ngabomvu. Ifestivali yalo nyaka ihlelelwe ukuthi ishiye umbono ohlala njalo kwabahambele umcimbi ngenhlanganisela eguquguqukayo yobuciko bokupheka, okuhlangenwe nakho kwamasiko, nokuzijabulisa.