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Food festival: Doing a great flavour

The editorial A gourmet destination (Feb 22) was precise and made great reading about a very delightful festival in our dear city. Everyone agrees fully with the sentiments.

Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 9:42 PM

Updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 3:52 AM

It will be a great boon to the public if these mega events are also utilised to educate them about culinary items suitable for growing children, the middle-aged and those above 65. We have regular useful articles on this subject by doctors and nutrition experts. These indicate the necessity for certain chemicals/nutrients in our food. But a layman would like to have more specific guidance, like the names of the important items in each major cuisine. The food festival provides a great opportunity for enlightenment on this.

The proposed team of food experts may recommend awards for the participants. Apart from that a team of independent nutrition experts can be constituted to examine the individual items and indicate their plus and minus points.

R. Gopalan, Dubai