Home to the world’s oldest rum (since 1703), rum will be highlighted perfectly with this year’s theme: The Story of Rum… from Then to Now. All the diverse offerings pair exceptionally with a cool rum punch in your hand. The island, like the festival, features an abundance of food choices including signature dishes like coucou, flying fish, and macaroni pies, food truck vendors, luxury restaurants, and Michelin star chefs, all joining together to celebrate the unforgettable tastes of Barbados. All events take place in popular local haunts and features local chefs and mixologists, providing the opportunity for Canadians to mingle with locals and truly understand Bajan hospitality and its welcoming culture.īarbados boasts many titles including the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean and for good reason - this island is the epicentre of great Caribbean chefs and outstanding cooking with a raw fusion of African, Caribbean, West Indian, and European cuisine making Bajan food exquisite and flavourful. 24-27, 2019) returns for its 10 th year! Staying true to its Bajan roots and focusing on local culinary and cocktail talent, and now its first year completely centered around it’s unique hi(story) with RUM, the festival offers visitors a tailored experience that actually utilizes the local community. This is a big year for Barbados’ culinary scene – the annual Barbados Food and Rum Festival (Oct. ~~~ Barbados Food and Rum Festival Launch Event Food (Image courtesy ) Here is information about this festival from the Festival. Finding out that they have a Food & Rum Festival just bumped up my interest. Have you ever been to the Caribbean? To Barbados? I have not but have been interested.

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