ASEAN 40th Anniversary Celebrations – The ASEAN Food Trail
Singapore Food Festival 2007
9 – 22 Jul 2007
Café Brio’s, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Singapore

Celebrating ASEAN’s unity and diversity through food

Delectable cuisines from all ten ASEAN countries will be showcased at the ASEAN Food Trail at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, as part of the ASEAN 40th anniversary celebrations.

Organised to also dovetail with the Singapore Food Festival, the ASEAN Food Trail, which will run from 9 to 22 July 2007 at Café Brio’s, features signature dishes originating from all ten ASEAN countries eg Brunei Mutabak with Chicken Curry, Laos Kang Daeng Goong (Red Curry Prawn), Cambodia B’baw Poat (Corn Pudding), Indonesia Sate Ayam Madura, Malaysia Penang Assam Laksa, Myanmar Curry Noodle with Chicken, Philippines Lumpiang Ubod (Fried Spring Rolls), Singapore Fried Chilli crab, Thailand Som Tam (Thai Papaya Salad), Vietnam Pho Bo (Beef Noodle Soup) and many more dishes. These specially selected dishes are synonymous with each country’s culture, customs and traditions.

The ASEAN Food Trail, an initiative of the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel and jointly supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Tourism Board, is part of a series of year-long events lined up in celebration of ASEAN’s 40th Anniversary. Singapore will also take over the chairmanship of ASEAN from the Philippines from August and host the 13th ASEAN Summit in November this year.

As food has always been an integral part of any country’s culture, the ASEAN Food Trail showcases the multi-faceted charms of ASEAN countries through an appreciation of their food. It symbolises ASEAN’s vision of achieving unity through diversity, as reflected in the sheer variety of the culinary delights intrinsic to each of the ASEAN member countries.