African cuisine in the global spotlight at GTCO Food and Wine Festival 2023
It was three days of non-stop exposure of a variety of African cuisines to a global audience recently when Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) held its annual Food and Wine Festival in Lagos. Visitors from all parts of the world had a wide range of fresh African dishes to choose from and also learned how to cook, as masterclasses were also held at the event.
With over 200 vendors attending the event, attendees had a great time eating and drinking, while networking in a relaxed atmosphere created by the organizers.
One of the attendees, Moyosore Maitanmi, speaking to the Friday Treat, said he was especially excited to experience the preparation of various dishes. he said, “It's my first time attending and I'm so impressed. The level of organization is top notch and I am proud to be African. I had no idea we had such a variety of dishes. I will try as much as I can without a doubt”.
Another participant, Semirat Adediran, pointed out that her love for local dishes had grown from seeing the different presentations of African dishes at the festival.
“Before, I preferred to order takeout and fast food myself. But my experience here has grown my love for homemade African dishes. I plan to enroll in a cooking school as soon as possible to learn,” she said.
Speaking at her masterclass session, Romy Gill, a world-class Indian chef from the UK, professed her love for the taste of African cuisine. She also said she wanted to show people that they can make Indian food very easily at home.
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"I made chicken and samosa. This is Indian street food. We made other Indian cuisines including Indian tea. We also made rice. We had simple ingredients that had great nutritional value,” she said.
The Indian chef explained that Indian street food is not fast because it has many layers of flavors. "If you're going to have a samosa graphic, you'll have nine different layers," she said.
She explained that in the UK, Indian food is the best food. “People love Indian food. For my food, I have home cooking and people in England love Indian food. The UK is the most multicultural place in the world. We have people from different countries making great food. It's not just Indian food, even Chinese, Japanese, Mexican and Nigerian foods are available in the UK. There are so many lovely chefs doing great things,” Gill said.
She said the food industry is growing and social media has made it easier for people to travel around the world to experience the cuisines of other continents.
"People are now aware and can stay together and learn. Social media is great and you can see what is happening around the world."
Cooking masterclasses brought together world-class chefs from different continents with carefully chosen cuisines from around the world.
Oyinade Adegite, Group Head, Corporate and External Affairs, said the event was a family event where provisions were made for adult shoppers, as well as a well-equipped play area also designed to add another layer of excitement for the kids. keep them meaningfully engaged.
Adegite said: "This is an event open to everyone, including street children. For some of them it will be the fun of a lifetime while for others it will be something 'they will regularly enjoy'.
The GTCO Food and Drink Festival brings together the greatest minds of the global culinary scene, industrious small Nigerian food business owners, a world-class state-of-the-art children's playground, merging them all to give attendees the most eventful memorable gastronomic.
It was three days of non-stop exposure of a variety of African cuisines to a global audience recently when Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) held its annual Food and Wine Festival in Lagos. Visitors from all parts of the world had a wide range of fresh African dishes to choose from and also learned how to cook, as masterclasses were also held at the event.
With over 200 vendors attending the event, attendees had a great time eating and drinking, while networking in a relaxed atmosphere created by the organizers.
One of the attendees, Moyosore Maitanmi, speaking to the Friday Treat, said he was especially excited to experience the preparation of various dishes. he said, “It's my first time attending and I'm so impressed. The level of organization is top notch and I am proud to be African. I had no idea we had such a variety of dishes. I will try as much as I can without a doubt”.
Another participant, Semirat Adediran, pointed out that her love for local dishes had grown from seeing the different presentations of African dishes at the festival.
“Before, I preferred to order takeout and fast food myself. But my experience here has grown my love for homemade African dishes. I plan to enroll in a cooking school as soon as possible to learn,” she said.
Speaking at her masterclass session, Romy Gill, a world-class Indian chef from the UK, professed her love for the taste of African cuisine. She also said she wanted to show people that they can make Indian food very easily at home.
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"I made chicken and samosa. This is Indian street food. We made other Indian cuisines including Indian tea. We also made rice. We had simple ingredients that had great nutritional value,” she said.
The Indian chef explained that Indian street food is not fast because it has many layers of flavors. "If you're going to have a samosa graphic, you'll have nine different layers," she said.
She explained that in the UK, Indian food is the best food. “People love Indian food. For my food, I have home cooking and people in England love Indian food. The UK is the most multicultural place in the world. We have people from different countries making great food. It's not just Indian food, even Chinese, Japanese, Mexican and Nigerian foods are available in the UK. There are so many lovely chefs doing great things,” Gill said.
She said the food industry is growing and social media has made it easier for people to travel around the world to experience the cuisines of other continents.
"People are now aware and can stay together and learn. Social media is great and you can see what is happening around the world."
Cooking masterclasses brought together world-class chefs from different continents with carefully chosen cuisines from around the world.
Oyinade Adegite, Group Head, Corporate and External Affairs, said the event was a family event where provisions were made for adult shoppers, as well as a well-equipped play area also designed to add another layer of excitement for the kids. keep them meaningfully engaged.
Adegite said: "This is an event open to everyone, including street children. For some of them it will be the fun of a lifetime while for others it will be something 'they will regularly enjoy'.
The GTCO Food and Drink Festival brings together the greatest minds of the global culinary scene, industrious small Nigerian food business owners, a world-class state-of-the-art children's playground, merging them all to give attendees the most eventful memorable gastronomic.
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