Featuring the distinct taste of North Sulawesi, the Manado Culinary Festival 2014 will be held from 10th to 12th July 2014 at the Basketball Court of Mega Mas Manado Area in Manado. The event commemorates the 391st Anniversary of the capital city of North Sulawesi which falls on 14th July 2014.
Although this is held in the fasting
month for Muslims, but the majority population of North Sulawesi are
Christians. Activities will continue into the evenings that will include
Muslim participants to join in and feast.
The 3 days event will feature various activities, including Cooking Competitions, National Chef Cooking Presentations, Traditional Culinary Bazaar, Café Ramadhan, Fish Barbeque Festival, Ice Carving festival, Seminars and workshops, art and cultural performances, Kaeng Manado Show, and more. The festival will also feature the Manado Musik Festival II 2014 which will feature renowned composer and ethnomusicologist, Franki Raden.
Manado Culinary Festival is regarded as
the biggest culinary event in North Sulawesi which will feature all
sorts of distinct food, snacks, and drinks from Manado and North
Sulawesi. Aimed to preserve and promote the culinary wealth of Manado,
the event is also intended to stimulate and develop culinary innovations
of the city which combines the taste and style of various ethnic
groups. The event is also projected to attract both national and
international tourists, which in turn, will increase economic activity
of the city.
Manado is the largest, most-northerly
city in Indonesia, capital of the province of North Sulawesi. It is
better known for its breathtaking underwater life at Bunaken, an island that directly faces this city. It is also the hopping off point to the Tangkoko Nature Reserve, habitat of Tarsiers and macaques.
Located on a long promontory, Manado is
backed by a number of active volcanoes, while facing the open sea.
This is where the wide Pierre Tendean Boulevard at the water edge is
lined with top class hotels and restaurants serving typical Manado
cuisine. Having hosted the World Ocean Conference, Manado is fast
growing into a favourite venue for international meetings and
conventions.
Manado’s cuisine is particularly tasty using lots of fresh fish and fresh vegetables. Try the rice porridge, called Bubur Manado, and
the fresh seafood served with cut green tomatoes and special chili
sauce. Many of Manado’s cuisine are cooked in bamboo tubes, then baked
over an open fire, giving it that particular zesty taste. Do not miss “klappertaart”, a special cake filled with large slivers of fresh young coconut.
Manado can be reached from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Makassar, Papua and Balikpapan via daily flights. Airlines flying to Manado include Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air and Sriwijaya Air. (Indonesia.travel)
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