Phuket kicks off 8th Local Food Festival

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Phuket kicks off 8th Local Food Festival



PHUKET, 22 January 2016 (NNT) - Phuket is now hosting the 8th Local Food Festival to promote tourism in the province.

According to Phuket Governor Jamroen Thippayapongthada, local dishes are being used to promote food culture and tourism in the province. The event also serves as an alternative to seaside tourism for southern visitors.

Festival-goers can expect to see the making of the world’s biggest pot of traditional pork stew. There are also food contests and beauty pageants, as well as performances from students and local bands.

The 8th Local Food Festival in Phuket will be held from now until Sunday.

-- NNT 2016-01-22

[aussiebrian]

Where is it? Phuket is a big island. I even googled it and all reports just say as in report. http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNECO5901220010004

Phuket launches 8th Local Food Festival

22 Jan 2016 | 09:40 | (27 Viewer ) |

PHUKET, 22 January 2016 (NNT) - Phuket is now hosting the 8th Local Food Festival to promote tourism in the province.

According to Phuket Governor Jamroen Thippayapongthada, local dishes are being used to promote food culture and tourism in the province. The event also serves as an alternative to seaside tourism for southern visitors.

Festival-goers can expect to see the making of the world’s biggest pot of traditional pork stew. There are also food contests and beauty pageants, as well as performances from students and local bands.

The 8th Local Food Festival in Phuket will be held from now until Sunday.


Maybe we can blame the reporter for poor reporting Reporter : Nuppol Suvansombut

Or the rewriter or Public relations or all 3.

Information and Source Reporter : Nuppol SuvansombutRewriter : Benjamin Rujopakarn

National News Bureau & Public Relations : http://thainews.prd.go.th

I just found this but it says starts on the 24th Jan 2014 this is 2 years old. So maybe in Saphan Hin

Overview

Welcome to Phuket's amazing local food festival that's on from 4-11pm over a five-day period. It's held every year to showcase Phuket's traditional food varieties in a location that's one of the locals' favourite gathering places, the local coastal area known as "Saphan Hin" (meaning "Stone Bridge") near Phuket Town.

The aim of the festival is to continue to celebrate and preserve Phuket's unique, tasty food offerings to the world. As is Thai custom, the event is filled with games and entertainment on the big stage. It's good fun for all the family and a memorable cultural event you can tell all your friends about back home! For the kids, there's nearly always a cool little funfair and bouncy castle nearby to work off the delicious multitude of Thai desserts on offer!

Dates: TBA (4pm-11pm)
Location: Saphan Hin, Phuket Town

Edited January 22, 2016 by aussiebrian

[Goldieinkathu]

"Festival-goers can expect to see the making of the world’s biggest pot of traditional pork stew"

No doubt containing at least 5 kilo of MSG

[snoop1130]

Phuket Food Festival underway in City of Gastronomy
Sukawin Tanthavanich



PHUKET: -- The Eighth Annual Phuket Local Food Festival started at Saphan Hin on Wednesday night, with delicious local delicacies being served up by Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada.

“This is a great fair that all tourists should know about, as it shows how beautifully unique Phuket is,” Governor Chamoren said.

“Additionally, we have just been named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, which guarantees guests that our special culture and cuisine cannot be found anywhere else in the world.”

Full Story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-Food-Festival-underway-City-Gastronomy/62950?desktopversion#ad-image-0

-- Phuket Gazette 2016-01-22

[arithai12]

Quote from Phuket Governor:

“Additionally, we have just been named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, which guarantees guests that our special culture and cuisine cannot be found anywhere else in the world.”

Phuket may or may not have special and unique food, but being listed by UNESCO nowadays only means that a committee of useless bureaucrats have travelled for free and have been rubbed well. They spend their time inventing "world heritage things" to keep their luxury going.

The only guarantee for a tourist eating out in Phuket is that they will pay more and get worse service than most other places in Thailand.

[bearpolar]

"Festival-goers can expect to see the making of the world’s biggest pot of traditional pork stew"

No doubt containing at least 5 kilo of MSG

First you say that Phuket is dead because central wasnt full the time you visited

Then you complain that people using creditcards instead of cash(that they pay back right after) are lunatics

and now you are making up that MSG is unhealthy

Are you having a breakdown?

[keeniau96]

Phuket is great for fresh fish and has several good local restaurants for such but few tourist know of them. But gastronomy!! ROTFL

[Goldieinkathu]

"Festival-goers can expect to see the making of the world’s biggest pot of traditional pork stew"

No doubt containing at least 5 kilo of MSG

First you say that Phuket is dead because central wasnt full the time you visited

Then you complain that people using creditcards instead of cash(that they pay back right after) are lunatics

and now you are making up that MSG is unhealthy

Are you having a breakdown?

No, not that I know of. And you?