ASEAN held Gastronomic and Cultural Festival

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) promoted the Festival Gastronômico e Cultural (Gastronomic and Cultural Festival) on June 22, 2019.

The event was held at the Embassy of Indonesia and hundreds of people went there to enjoy the rich culture of the countries members of ASEAN: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The embassies members presented many traditional products from its countries and, of course, the exotic gastronomy of Asia. The visitors enjoyed traditional dishes and drinks in a beautiful sunny afternoon.

During the event, there was the traditional contest “O que você sabe sobre a ASEAN?” (What do you know about ASEAN?) and the embassies gave prizes for the right answers.

Another attraction for the public was the musical performances of very talented musicians and singers, members of the ASEAN community in Brasilia. They presented famous international hits to make people dance. The ambassador of the Philippines, Ms. Marichu B. Mauro was one of the singers. She was very applauded by the public.

The event was marked by a strong fraternization mood and the ambassadors of the ASEAN member countries were very greeted by the visitors.

Ambassador of Indonesia, Mr. Edi Yusup, was very greeted for the success of the event at his embassy.

THE GUIDE congratulates the country members of ASEAN for the success of the beautiful event!