ISLAMABAD: A five-day colourful Pakistan Food Festival was opened in Colombo on Wednesday for the third consecutive year with an aim to build a common platform for people who love food.
Food Festival was formally opened by the Tourism Minister John Amaratunga along with Pakistan High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat by cutting the ribbon in an impressive ceremony.
The Food Festival will remain open from January 10 to January 14.
The five-day Food Festival is showcasing a wide range of authentic Pakistani cuisine.
Pakistan’s celebrity chef, Asad Latif is the centre stage of this spectacular food festivity. Known for his tasty cuisines, Chef Asad Latif is a television personality and one of the most well-known professional chefs of Pakistan.
On the occasion, Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat said that Pakistani cuisine is known for its taste, variety and richness, which is a refined blend of local culinary traditions and finds roots in the wider South Asia, Middle East, and Central Asia.
He said that Pakistani food diversity is staggering and has a vibrant and unique blend of the rich, spicy and highly seasoned cuisine from its various regions, like Punjab, Kashmir and Sindh, and the mildly spicy and aromatic recipes from Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The opening ceremony was attended by the people from different walks of life including diplomats, Sri Lankan parliamentarians and government functionaries, members of the Pakistani community in Sri Lanka, prominent personalities and a large influx of media.
