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Food helps bring together global communities
From Zulu speakers to Zambians, French to Farsi, Somali to Senegalese and Romanian to Russian, the majority of Bristol’s global communities came together under one roof this week to celebrate and share how food has shaped their lives.
Stories were told giving the audience at The Station a glimpse into what life was like in a conflict zone, why chicken feet are often found in South African stews and how Moldovans celebrate the death of a relative.
The event marked the launch of a unique project called 91 Ways to Build a Global City, whose aim is to use food to bring the 91 language communities of Bristol together.
“This is just the start,” said project director Kalpna Woolf. “We have been overwhelmed by the interest in the project. People want to connect with each other and food is the perfect vehicle to enable new relationships to flourish. We hope this project will be used as template for other cities both in the UK and Europe.”
A series of events are planned throughout the year to share stories, connect with new people and learn new recipes. It is hoped that the project will create a modern social history of food, which will culminate in an exhibition later in the year.
For more information, visit www.91ways.org
Read Bristol24/7’s latest food and drink stories here.
Photo by Rob Wicks
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