Our exhibitors are skilled and entrepreneurial women who have moved to Canada leaving behind their past and stepping into the future. Participating in the International Food and Craft Fair is their way of earning an extra income while sharing their love for food and crafts from their homeland. You will find each booth labeled with the name of the country they represent. We will put together additional facts about the countries for your information. The vendors will be dressed in their traditional costumes. Even though they might seem shy at first and maybe their accents are bit difficult to understand you will find that they are very happy to share anecdotes about life in their countries of origin. In alphabetical order the countries represented in the upcoming fair are:
- Afghanistan A small eatery located on Duckworth St. serves fixed meals. The Faqiri family business can trace its beginning to the International Food and Craft Fair in 2000. They continue to support the fair and will be offering traditional Afghan dishes like beef kabab, chicken curry and bolani.
- Canada No craft fair can be complete without handmade cards, eco-friendly soaps, original gift items and jewelry. We have Deborah and Beverly with an interesting mix of items.
- France Celine brings you her favorite dishes from home.
- Germany
- India When we talk about India we mean the food that you flocked to buy at the St. John's Regatta. You don't have to wait till next year - come to Kamini's or Fatima's table at the International Food and Craft Fair. You can eat here or take away, its up to you. At another table Jyoti, a fabric painter has amazing gift ideas.
- Japan Sushi is what comes to mind when you think about Japanese food. Come on and taste Yuko and Miyoko's special sushi and their homemade green tea deserts.
- Korea Ginok is a talented artist living in Petty Harbour. Her paintings come alive with intense colors. She will be selling wood-cut prints of her art. Soon Hwa will be serving Korean barbecued food items.
- Liberia Chicken, rice and pie are some of the food items you can buy here.
- Mexico A few friends have been discussing the idea of starting a catering business. These excellent cooks will serve picadillos and home made corn tortillas made according to traditional Mexican recipes and sure to tingle your taste buds.
- Philippines Experience the tastes and colors of Philippine food like "pancit" (noodles), "lumpia" (eggrolls) and marinated pork barbecue.
- Romani (Gypsy) Belly dancing is a fun way to spend an evening. Andrea and her troupe is well known in St. John's for their performances. Once you are enthralled by belly-dancing you will rush to this table to buy their CDs, coin scarves and other accessories.
- Sierra Leone Victoria will be selling clothing from Africa.
- Sri Lanka This lady is a regular vendor at our International Food and Craft Fair. Her stall is most popular for her meat samosas. You just can't have enough of those.
- Turkey A mother daughter partnership from Turkey is excited to bring to you their home made delicious dolma, borek, pirasa, yogurt and kuru.
- Zimbabwe Have you always been fascinated by African wood carving. Visit Leonorah's table to check them out. She will also be serving food items.