A dish from every country.” The Islamic University organized the International Table Day for more than 90 international dishes

On Wednesday, 10/25/1443 AH, the Islamic University of Madinah organized the “International Table Day” event, which is a competition between the pavilions of the participating countries for the best table that includes various cuisines and dishes that the country is famous for. With the participation of 10 specialized chefs to judge the dishes participating in the International Table Day from the College of Tourism in the Madinah Region, more than 962 types of popular foods were registered for more than 90 countries.

The competition aimed to highlight the cultural diversity among peoples in the preparation of foods and the way they are prepared and presented on the dining table.

The festival site was crowded with hundreds of visitors who came to enjoy the “World Table Day” event, to taste the different types of dishes displayed in front of the pavilions of all the participating countries, and to learn about ways to prepare them according to different traditions, which constitutes a mixture that illustrates the cultural diversity of the participants in the exhibition.

It should be noted that the Festival of Cultures and Peoples in its tenth edition, in which students from the Islamic University participate representing more than 80 nationalities, is considered a crossroads of cultures, an incubator for the human heritage of many peoples of the world, and a window to learn about their traditions. Its origins, history and customs, the most prominent ancient foods and costumes of each country, and its famous cultural heritage.