Hotels ready to host World Spice Festival

Hotels in Colombo are ready to host the World Spice Festival (WSF) which will be held on a grand scale from September 14-21. This event will display the culinary skills of some of the world's best master chefs.

The Sri Lanka Tourist Board (SLTB) is organising the event as a tourism promotional campaign. This is the second WSF to be held in Sri Lanka; the first was held last year. SLTB chairman Udaya Nanayakkara told the media that the festival will be a bigger and better version this time.

The festival will be launched on September 13 at the Colombo Hilton. Sri Lanka's hospitality industry is actively engaged in the event and 13 city hotels and restaurants are ready to offer 12 different cuisines. SriLankan Airlines, the official airline will bring the chefs from across the globe for the Spice Festival.

The cuisine covers Chinese, Indonesian, South African, Arabic, Moroccan, Moghul, Thai, Singaporean, North Indian, Sri Lankan, Malaysian and Mexican.

Head of Corporate Communications, SriLankan Airlines, Chandana De Silva said that one of SriLanka's priority commitment is to provide exotic choices in keeping with the highest culinary standards and hygiene. The festival will be an ideal opportunity for tourists who are in transit or holidaying here to enjoy a variety of delectable cuisine.

The cuisine offered by each hotel and restaurant is as follows. Hilton Colombo- Chinese, Ceylon Continental-Indonesian, Trans Asia - Vietnamese, Taj Samudra - South African, Cinnamon Grand - Moroccan, Galle Face Hotel - Mexican, Holiday Inn - Moghul, Galadari Hotel - Arabic, Waters Edge - Singaporean, Mt. Lavinia Hotel - Thai, The Mango Tree - North Indian, The Gallery Cafe-Thai, Rajabojun - Sri Lankan.

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