Kashmir Food and Cultural festivals inaugurated

Hyderabad, Feb, 20 (UNI) Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Raymond Peter today inaugurated the five-day Kashmir food and cultural festival in the city.

The festival would bring forth Kashmiri Cuisine(Wazwan) prepared by expert Chefs, who had been flown in from Srinagar and organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation(JKTDC).

The Managing Director of the JKTDC Aziz Wani said after creating waves in New Delhi and Bangalore, the festival had reached Hyderabad to add more spice to the Hyderabadi food lovers with its ethnic cuisine and culture. 'We have received tremendous response from the people of this southern states which shows their love for Kashmir and its ethnic cuisine and culture,'' Mr Wani said.

The General Manager of the JKTDC Fayaz Ahmed Bala said ''we are satisfied that we have succeeded in our mission to showcase the positives and good things of Kashmir at one side and countering the negative hype on the other side.'' The organising of Kashmir Food and Cultural festivals in India and abroad was an initiative from Ministry of Tourism Government of India to promote Kashmiri Cuisine, Craft and Culture in the world.

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