SPICE ROUTE CULINARY FESTIVAL BOLGATTY PALACE

Panchayath/ Municipality/ Cochin Corporation Corporation

LOCATION District

Nearest Town/ Bolgatty – 450 m Landmark/ Junction

Nearest Bus station Bolgatty Bus Stop – 1.2 Km

Nearest Railway Ernakulam Town North Railway Station – 4.9 km station ACCESSIBILITY

Nearest Airport Cochin International Airport – 32.6 km

Bolgatty Palace Hotel National Highway 966A, Mulavukad, Bolgatty – 682504 Phone: +91-484-2750500 CONTACT DATES FREQUENCY DURATION

TIME September Annual 4 Days

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL (Legend/History/Myth)

The Route Culinary Festival, a unique initiative to rekindle the rich legacy of trade and cultural exchange of the countries along the ancient spice route. The Spice Route Culinary Festival is held as part of the ambitious Route project-an initiative of Tourism in association with UNESCO. Top international chefs whip up their with a dash of Kerala spices, the event bring flavours from across fifteen countries in one platform and enable a healthy exchange of culture and ideas. The event also help showcase to the world, identify culinary talent in Kerala and enabled exchange of ideas.

International Approximately 50000 RELEVANCE- NO. OF PEOPLE (Local / National / International) PARTICIPATED EVENTS/PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION (How festival is celebrated) UNESCO has signed a cooperation agreement with the Department of Tourism, Govt. of Kerala to promote intercultural dialogues between these countries through the revival of Ancient Spice Route thus reconnecting India with the world to mutually promote the history and heritage of Kerala competition Spice Route through joint research, heritage project and cultural activities. The international competition will feature chefs from spice route nations like Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Lebanon, Qatar, Thailand, to name a few, who will be adjudged by a panel of juror. The choicest cuisine, along the historic Spice Route, will be the highlight of the event. The winning entrant and two runners-up will be felicitated during the culinary festivals valedictory session. Held under the auspices of the Spice Route project, this initiative of the culinary festival is a first-of-its-kind celebration of flavours and friendship that will see the participant countries sampling Kerala’s cultural and gastronomic offerings besides participating in demonstrations and culinary discussions.