In many cultures the kitchen is the hub of the home - families and friends gather round the dining table to eat, to share events of the day and tell stories that evoke the cultural heart.
In their adopted country, the Migrating Kitchen Exhibition is a way for many migrants to celebrate their unique cultural identity and heritage.
The Chilean community wrapped up the 2009 Migrating Kitchen Exhibition at Pataka: they cooked and they danced!
For the last six Saturdays there has been standing room only as visitors cram into the gallery to taste the different dishes from Zimbabwe, Italy, Afghanistan, the Cook Islands, India and Chile.
The Indian chefs cooked 170 roti for an estimated 90 visitors and last Saturday the gallery overflowed to watch Sandra and Eduardo dance. Sandra and Nury and their families fed the crowd on empanadas. No one went away hungry!
According to our comments book, visitors from the Wellington region and beyond have been enchanted and intrigued by the colour, the flavours, the recipes-to-go, the videos and texboards, and the interest generated in each of the six ethnic kitchen spaces. On weekdays school students swarm round the gallery seeking information from each kitchen and taking part in quizzes about food and festivals.
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