{"id":51732,"date":"2022-03-29T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T19:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=51732"},"modified":"2022-04-06T13:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:28:38","slug":"return-of-the-international-food-festival-draws-record-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/return-of-the-international-food-festival-draws-record-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Return of the International Food Festival draws record crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a two-year hiatus, the International Food Festival returned on Friday, March 25, 2022. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered on Thomas Plaza for an evening of international cuisine, music, and fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each attendee was given several white tickets for food and one red ticket for voting. The winners, decided by number of red tickets, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1st place: <strong>Juliana Castilla Manotas and Maria Carrera<\/strong>, representing Colombia<\/li><li>2nd place: <strong>Zafri Yussoff, Roziah Yussoff<\/strong>, and<strong> Izzan Yussoff<\/strong>, representing Malaysia<\/li><li>3rd place: <strong>Eyram Havi, Nutifafa Havi, Chidubem Ekoh<\/strong>, and <strong>Adesola J. Johnson<\/strong> representing West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angelo Olayvar<\/strong>, representing the Philippines, tied with the West Africa group by number of tickets, but by a crowd cheer-off, the West Africa group clinched the 3rd place title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/8UWUVcpTBDluYm0VoeUkiubw6j3LfEgZJaOcMpkAf-VWOLaCgWUyXcfmaavaLr542USxeH1tjFUfkDm8KgbH132MdPNt6V3-bncDNmQv-EeLfsOn-6TIcPfwHccANoDNKynFfas7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juliana Castilla Manotas<\/strong> (right) and <strong>Maria Carrera<\/strong>, representing Colombia, made tres leches dessert, enyucado, and panelitas. They prepared for three days prior to the festival. Carrera owns the Harrisonburg bakery Sofia\u2019s Sweet Treats, which Carrera says has \u201cthe best tres leches of Harrisonburg.\u201d Carrera\u2019s husband, Jose, is a conversation partner in EMU&#8217;s Language and Literature Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/8kymH-JFK1NeA9QibinULc2wB4d-ZBXKOximVWfXmrU8W_0pFbx0LVznneFzi5CcH9CrC--5Px0i-KrFGSrqIUfope-nhqZbDUFJ2V-vgpWhOrUzEFAUQ0j8wGLYq80qG0OQFTch\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Festival-goers enjoy their food on the steps of Thomas Plaza. \u201cIt\u2019s been really nice seeing how excited everyone is to eat the food. Food brings people together,\u201d says <strong>Lexi Beard<\/strong>, a member of the group that made pad thai and Singaporian noodles, representing Thailand and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/hPvcMxo5PlJVx5vOCjym1ARZPl-7ulOFz7AyAVNda4RzxT8sfS2qQy0U7SVTbFEuv4lfSzhQbwCl3Brx1qd4IC-NNTSPwn-YwdGP9jD0fyCsxD3n-nlzVOQXIIK6G6H0HujXEtCc\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eyram Havi <\/strong>and <strong>Nutifafa Havi<\/strong> pose for a photo in between serving their dishes of jollof rice, puff puff, kelewele (plantains), and suya. Representing West Africa, specifically Ghana and Nigeria, this group chose these dishes because they are found in both Ghanan and Nigerian cuisine with some variation. \u201cIf you taste our food, it tells you where we\u2019re from,\u201d Eyram says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/CmX2U8kit_Vb3bHEEwCP_1H1K0vfECsLyjdogNzWFIq95WmfnFFI7sEOswCpLPxTFP2AAMLr-_M6LKffyCbJZ1IDf-OdstATlJagB_4-Cli2HcpkHOmDQGU00AzV93fGakMc-dck\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hebron Mekuria<\/strong>, one of the chefs representing Ethiopia, says, \u201cIt was a little bit stressful to cook. It took a couple hours, and we thought we wouldn\u2019t have enough time, but now that I\u2019m here and everyone is eating our food and they appreciate it, it makes me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/arYMgsvKL4OZKDQ1w7wiIEGIKMZeKM2xg7ySTr_xfqq_-AJ55n8zT38ZpTkuwmCebl1Ip21swz6HbHa-ewtgxyGD4hm58gLiXvXUc2Juf260Om-F9w_EIM73TqtJBejdrXFrvrG-\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ignacio Ocaranza<\/strong> made food for the International Food Festival two years ago, the last time it took place. Especially after COVID, he says, it was great to \u201ccome out here as a community and cook together again.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/RjWf8xM12lJOBo5pO9MPMR8E2_qpHf9k4HjqPwjZAbmsIC8rZX444fksUTF3GlL0EKNVsUuDqI0Oyd7Vt5ioiRMf0qo76eqgcNcLclM2J2Mhy43ToXvFB5fFptC6avn7KMeIc9vH\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faith Manickam<\/strong> (pictured) and <strong>Shiva Aryal <\/strong>served Indian and Nepali cuisine, including biriyani, samosas, momos, masala dosa, and aloo achar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/9-I_EltsRMoNezj_lKMefncHGKVlFf3VtB6uhxAS0WYsqyZ2ov-4U4IZ5Z_2FzQutgVRefNHD1OwtmprtyrGZcDWqzVJPaFMFhIkTjoHIkDFaWN1pU1wIH3s3topfPTOUOK6zkXj\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cindi Boyer<\/strong> was the host for the evening, shouting out different tables, inviting chefs to speak about their entries, and keeping attendees apprised of the order of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a two-year hiatus, the International Food Festival returned on Friday, March 25, 2022. 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