First Culinary Fest&Feast "Borsch in ceramic potty"
Dates: 5-17/07/2014
Topic: Art, culture and local history
Number of volunteers: 12+2CLs
Ukrainian traditional cuisine is a cultural heritage which
reflects historical development of Ukrainian nation, traditions, customs and
culture. The visit card of Ukrainian culinary is borsch (typical soup with
vegetables and meat or without meat) traditionally cooked on ceramic pot in a
stove. First Ukrainian gastronomy festival “Borsch in ceramic potty” will take
place in Opishnya, Poltava region. During the festival representatives of
different villages inOpishnya district will compete in cooking of the most authentic
and delicious soup. The volunteers will help with preparation, organizing and
cleaning after the festival. The event will be organized by a tourist complex “Staryhutir”
(Old farmstead).
Type of work: The volunteers will help with preparation of the
farmstead’s territory for the festival, e.g. installing informational pointers
and plates, constructing a stage and distributing promotional materials. During
the event the volunteers will help with welcoming of visitors. After the
festival they will be involved in cleaning and arranging the territory of the
tourist complex “Staryhutir”.