The Barbados Tourism Advertising and marketing Inc. (BTMI) lately unveiled particulars for the highly-anticipated 2023 Barbados Meals and Rum Competition.
After a two-year hiatus, the twelfth version of this gustatory celebration is scheduled from October 19 to 22 underneath the theme: “Feed the Future”.
Embracing culinary legacy
Getting into its twelfth 12 months, the competition guarantees an beautiful fusion of native and world culinary skills.
Harriet Smith, Enterprise Improvement Officer of the BTMI, emphasised how pivotal the competition is in positioning Barbados because the gastronomic epicenter of the Caribbean.
A notable spotlight this 12 months is the Bajan Truthful, a 12-hour family-focused extravaganza.
In line with Smith, half proceeds from the competition will go in direction of the grand prize of this 12 months’s junior chef cookoff competitors.
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Evolution of the competition
Initially kickstarted in 2009 in collaboration with Journey and Leisure, the occasion was initially titled “The Barbados Meals, Wine, and Rum Competition.”
It underwent a reputation evolution in 2016 to raised encapsulate Barbados’ wealthy legacy because the cradle of rum.
In the present day, the Barbados Meals and Rum Competition stands as a worldwide magnet for culinary fanatics.
Worldwide acclaim
Incomes its mark on the worldwide culinary map, the competition boasts a nomination for the “Caribbean Finest Culinary Competition” on the 2023 World Culinary Awards.
This annual program, now in its fourth 12 months, is an ode to the luminaries of the meals world.
Worldwide aptitude and native delights
Guests to the 2023 competition can anticipate a constellation of culinary stars.
The road-up options luminaries comparable to Anne Burrell of Meals Community, UK’s Shelina Permalloo, Colombia’s Juan Diego, and Renee Blackman from Strain Cooker.
Afrobeat dynamo, Ayra Starr, is ready to amplify the festivities on the Liquid Gold Feast. Additional amplifying the native essence, 23 Barbadian cooks and mixologists are slated to showcase their craft.
Savoring recollections: Flavours of the competition
This 12 months’s competition introduces an extra deal with for epicureans: “Flavours of the Competition”, a cookbook encapsulating the genius of the competition’s official cooks and mixologists.
Attendees can procure a duplicate at official occasion pop-ups or designated merchandise retailers.