The Global Table came again to Oxford Street Mall in Bondi Junction on Saturday 12 March, 2011. The event celebrates the diversity of the community through food, music and dance.
The Global Table – Flags and performance stage
You were able to do a round-the-world feast by starting in Asia with Takoyaki – seafood dumplings from Japan, those morish BBQ pork buns from China or Chicken Tikka and Basmati Rice from India. Before landing in Europe, you need to stop off in Lebanon for some of those magnificent sweets.
Fish lanterns at the Chinese food stall
Across to Europe with gozleme from Turkey, followed by a seafood paella from where else but Spain. Off to the Americas where the food continues to be as diverse as the people. Aparilla grill from Venezuela, Cebiche fish from Peru or chile con carne from Mexico. As you head home, stop off at our cousins’ in Aotearoa for the traditional Maori hangi banquet. At last back home in Australia, you can write your own headline, “Man Bites Crocodile”, well, crocodile burger that is.
From Aotearoa, a traditional Maori hangi banquet
Like last year’s event, while enjoying your food at the 25 metre communal table, you were entertained with music, song and dance from groups proud of their cultural heritage.
The Communal table, settling in for the day’s treats
Mexican stall
The fastest stall in all of Bondi Junction
Djebena coffee – http://www.djebena.com.au
Tinsae Elsdon and Lee Elsdon of Djebena Coffees – Traditional woven baskets
Lebanese sweets: Baklawa, Maamoul, Nammoura
Mayfield chocolates made with Australian flavours such as native lemon myrtle and wattle seed
I love you lollipops from Mayfield Chocolates www.mayfieldchocolates.com.au
Bronte Gelato
Indigenous welcome, music and stories
Polish Syrenka Dance group
Turkish gozleme preparation
MC getting the word on the Seafood paella from Spain
For those who have to finish with dessert, Dutch mini pancakes
Colourful Turkish bowls from Turkuaz Motif www.turkuazmotif.com.au
Flags and National Costumes
The Global Table event was held on the same weekend as Taste of Sydney in Centennial Park, Bairro Português in Petersham and The Spot Food and Film Festival in Randwick. The event launches harmony week and is an initiative of Waverley Council.
looks great. i didn’t even know this event was on 🙂
It’s smallish in comparison to others but still a lot of fun. Last year we tried Ethiopian food for the first time. This year we rushed it because it was at the same time as Taste of Sydney 🙂
I love those poffertjes! So many food festivals in Sydney!
Ah… yes! 4 in the same weekend. Exhausting! 🙂
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Australia is fantastic for all the different country’s foods. We used to live in Melbourne and there was plenty of Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese etc. I can remember eating out under the chinese lanterns one year – it was real Chinese food, not the kind made for tourists.
We’re lucky to have the variety of cuisines in Australia. I don’t think you get the same range of food in the rest of the world, and you’re right, it’s made for local consumption not tourists.
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