This past Saturday (October 2) marked Gwangju’s 16th annual International Community Day. Hosted at the Kim Dae Jung Convention Center, the event was a platform for the international community of Gwangju to meet up, hang out, and indulge in the foods of our home nations. Members from thirteen different countries/ethnicities banded together to serve the remaining, less culinary inclined, international community. Foods from Greece, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, China, Nigeria, USA, Mexico, Indonesia, Russia, and Vietnam were prepared and sold throughout the day.
Food was sold for 500-3,000 won (that’s roughly .50-3.00 USD) and Eric and I took full advantage of this cost efficient lunch. Together, we ate our way through the black olive hummus of Greece, the Pierogies of America (yes, I know these aren’t an American food but it was at the American stall), the tacos and quesadillas of Mexico, and the various curries of Nepal. It is sufficient to say we stuffed ourselves with food we know we are not likely to encounter again until we return stateside.
As a bonus, we each received a free entrance ticket to the current international food fair inside the convention center. While I was too full to eat any more, Eric and his bottomless pit of a stomach, enjoyed samples of barbequed sausage and free cups Czech beer and liquor. Saturday turned out to be a gorgeous fall day filled with food, foreigners, and friends.
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