The Jordan Tourism Board in association with Zerzura is holding a month-long Jordan Food Festival and Photo Exhibition in Zerzura, Qutub Hotel, New Delhi. The food festival and photo exhibition will continue from June 3 to July 2, 2016. To kick-start the month-long festivities, a grand launch event was held at Zezura recently.
The chief guest for the evening was the Jordanian Ambassador to India, Hassan Mahmoud Mohammad Al Jawarneh and the guest of honour for the evening was the former Indian Ambassador to Jordan Anil Trigunayat.
Al Jawarneh said, “It is indeed a pleasure for me to be here to promote tourism from India to Jordan and we hope the friendship and tourism between both countries continues to thrive.”
Trigunayat added, “Jordan is truly a special country – it grows on you; its people, the food, the culture is so special that one wants to keep going back.”
The event was attended by eminent media personalities, business officials, journalists, bloggers and travel trade industry association heads and partners. The menu includes a number of Jordanian delicacies such as lamb Mansaf, chicken Shawarmas, Jordanian Lamb Tagine with pine nuts, and summer vegetable tagine among others. These were complemented by appetisers such as Hummus with Olive Oil and Tatziki, Baba Ganoush served with pita lavash and Araies Lahma, the special Bedouin Pizza.
