Ambassador and Mrs. Wijerathne of Sri Lanka (4th and 5th from left) with GM Swanson of Millennium Seoul Hilton and Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post (6th and 7th from left). At far left and 3rd from left are Senior Sri Lankan Chef Agampodi Lakmal from Colombo Hilton and prize-winning Head Chef Hyo-Nam Park of Millennium Seoul Hilton at the Sri Lankan food festival in Millennium Seoul Hilton.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Korea, in collaboration with the Millennium Seoul Hilton and the Colombo Hilton, organized a Sri Lankan food festival at the Orangerie Restaurant of the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul.
Two experienced Sri Lankan chefs from the Colombo Hilton were specially flown to Seoul to prepare authentic and traditional Sri Lankan cuisine for the festival, providing a chance for food lovers from all regions to taste foods such as hoppers, kottu roti, curries, coconut sambol and watalappan.
The festival commenced with a press luncheon at the Orangerie Restaurant last week. Over 150 guests were in attendance including leading Korean press, VIPs and the chief guest, Mr. Tissa Wijeratne, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Korea. The luncheon officially opened the festival to the public and publicized Sri Lanka’s food festival in Korea.
Sri Lankan Chefs are preparing hoppers at the Sri Lankan Food Festival in Millennium Seoul Hilton
In organizing these events, the Embassy of Sri Lanka hoped to promote Sri Lankan food and culture, strengthen bilateral relations between Korea and Sri Lanka and present Sri Lanka as a key tourist destination for Koreans. In fact, in 2013, Korean tourist arrivals increased by approximately 43% as compared to the previous year. These numbers were expected not only because of Sri Lanka’s popularity for its natural beauty, rich culture, heritage and religion but also due to successful promotional tourism activities.The festival will continue until 28th February 2014.
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