Chapter 612 Food Festival

The East African Military Advisory Group was sent to the Orange Free State along with military supplies to aid the Orange people. After all, the East African Military Advisory Group's official identity was the Austro-Hungarian after-sales staff for the Orange people to purchase weapons.

The after-sales service of these weapons is a very normal operation, so it complies with the international arms trade procedures and also makes it easier for East Africa to intervene in the civil unrest in the Orange Free State.

If they really went to the Orange Free State under the banner of East Africa, it would be embarrassing for both sides. Although the British and the Transvaal people knew that East Africa would definitely come in to stir up trouble, as long as they did not lift the fig leaf, everyone would still be "friends" on the surface.

While the periphery of East Africa was in dire straits, the First Town was holding the first National Food Festival in East Africa, in stark contrast to the war in the Orange Free State.

Fortunately, there is no news broadcast in East Africa, otherwise it would definitely be used for comparison. Of course, although there is no news broadcast in East Africa, there is still no shortage of newspapers, so they will definitely have a page to promote this food festival.

“Based on the experience of each sub-competition area last year, we should focus on Nairobi for food-related reports. East Africans are the most particular about food, and Nairobi is the region in East Africa with the most discerning tastes and the most picky about food, so we will devote more coverage to Nairobi in this issue of our newspaper,” Mark, president of the East African News Agency, instructed his men.

"President, don't worry. We understand all this. After all, many immigrants in Nairobi are from the Venetian region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as immigrants from the Far East. Both sides have their own pursuits for food, which is well-known throughout the country. We will definitely pay attention to this!"

As a native Saxon, President Mark agrees with this point very much, because Germans are too crude and have no talent when it comes to food.

"Well, Leon is right. Italians are more picky about ingredients and pay attention to techniques and procedures. They are also unwilling to accept improvements to traditional Italian cuisine. Far Easterners, on the other hand, focus on the freshness of ingredients and pursue a rich taste. They use a variety of cooking methods. Although our East African food industry seems to be divided into three major regions, it is actually a competition between two major regions."

Naturally, German food was added to the three divisions, but it was very scarce, especially in the 19th century. As for the famous German sausages, common people could not afford meat sausages, and most of them were mixed with vegetarian sausages. The taste was much worse, but for the German common people who had never eaten anything good, it was already very good.

German pickled cabbage is very famous, but East Africans don't like it. After all, sauerkraut is a good appetizer, but East Africa is in the tropics, and fresh fruits and vegetables are available all year round. With better choices, the demand for sauerkraut is very small. However, some people will pickle sauerkraut according to tradition, and it is also nice to change the taste occasionally.

In short, German cuisine cannot compete with Italian or Far Eastern cuisine. Of course, an important reason for this is that many Italian immigrants in East Africa come from the Venice region.

The Venice region is considered to be a relatively wealthy area in Italy and is a traditional commercial center in the Mediterranean region. It is also located near the Po River Plain in Italy and has the Alps in the north. As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea. Venice has everything it needs and even if it does, it can import it.

Therefore, the living standards of people in the Venice region are better than those in Germany and the Far East. If it were not for the war, no one would choose to leave their homes and develop in East Africa.

Mark went on to say, "This food festival is a good news material. Combined with the conflict in the Orange Free State in the south, our newspaper sales should be good this month, so everyone should be more active."

There is no shortage of news in East Africa, but national competition-type social activities like the National Food Festival are rare, which is an important reason why Mark actively promotes this food festival.

"Okay, meeting adjourned!" said Mark.

Next, reporters from the East African News Agency set off. The race finish point was located in the first town, so it was quite convenient.

Today is Sunday, so there are a lot of people on the street. Everyone is usually busy with work, so they naturally take advantage of their day off to spend time with their families shopping and doing other activities.

"The first round of the competition is to use ingredients provided by the government. There is no limit to the specific content. Each contestant will give full play to his or her strengths and make his or her own specialty, which will then be evaluated by the judges and citizens," the host announced.

The competition took place on San Antonio Street, so there were many people watching. There were police on the scene to maintain order and prevent stampedes.

"Mr. Rawls, you are the winner of the Nairobi city competition and one of the favorites to win this food festival. What kind of food would you like to cook today?" asked Rocks, a reporter from the East African News Agency.

Rawls replied: "Because the ingredients are provided by the government, I have fewer choices, but there are still a lot of ingredients provided by the government, which gives me more room for choice. There is fresh beef here, and I plan to use the beef as the base, along with carrots, onions, various spices and condiments to make a beef soup."

"So which player do you think poses the greatest threat to you today?"

"Mr. Val." Rawls answered without hesitation.

"As far as I know, Mr. Val is also good at Italian food. You are both from the Venice area. Why do you think he is your biggest threat?"

"Because he and I are both from Venice, our cuisines may be most similar, so I put him first," Rawls explained his reasons.

“Well, Mr. Val is one of the winners of the Mombasa city competition, and he should be very strong.” Reporter Rocks agreed with Rawls’ statement.

Although Nairobi is a famous "foodie" city in East Africa, the strength of the contestants from Mombasa and Dar es Salaam must be strong.

On the one hand, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are two leading economic regions in East Africa, and they have basically no shortcomings in all fields, which is particularly evident in the catering industry.

Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are East Africa's windows to the outside world. They have the largest number of foreign workers and a large number of restaurants and hotels. The catering industry is discontinuous compared to other cities in East Africa.

In these two cities, you can find Chinese, French, Italian, Indian, Arabic...all the mainstream cuisines in the world.

So if we really want to select the food city in East Africa, it will definitely be between Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. Nairobi is actually famous for its foodies, so Nairobi is more suitable to be the judge.

On the other hand, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are not on the same scale as Nairobi in terms of population size. The only city that can be compared with Mombasa and Dar es Salaam is Mbeya.

As for the textile industry in Nairobi, it also exists in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, and these two cities also have other industries.

With a large population, there is relatively greater competition. In addition, the economic vitality of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam is stronger than that of Nairobi, so the catering industry in these two cities is stronger than that in Nairobi.

As for the city of Mbeya, which is located deep inland, its catering is far inferior to the other three cities. On the contrary, it can be compared with the East African future science and technology city of Soga and the capital's first town city.

The city of Soga has high income and strong consumption capacity. At the same time, the East African government, or Ernst, attaches importance to the treatment of professional talents. As the capital of East Africa, the First Town City cannot be bad in this regard.

(End of this chapter)