culture

The 29th National Cooking Festival took place at the Hwasong Restaurant from March 31 to April 3 on the occasion of the auspicious April holiday.

Taking part in the festival were cooks, waiters and waitresses, and housewives selected from the fields of the Guidance Bureau of Public Catering Service, public catering establishments of Pyongyang and provinces (municipalities), external service, ministries and national agencies and Pyongyang municipal women's union organizations. Presented to it were more than 600 distinctive dishes and drinks and over 130 scientific and technological achievements.

There were a cookery show aimed at the exchange of excellent cooking technology and experience, a show of dishes for folk holidays, a show of dishes peculiar to regions and a show of recuperative dishes.

On display at the exhibition of sci-tech achievements in cooking were the inventions conducive to putting cookery on a scientific and modern basis in the forms of real objects, visual aids and multimedia presentations.

During the festival there were also a competition of cooks and waiters and waitresses, a demonstration of cooks, and a competition of housewives in Pyongyang.

Present at the closing ceremony held on April 3 were officials concerned, cooks, waiters and waitresses, and housewives selected from Pyongyang and provinces (municipalities).

At the ceremony, examination results were announced and diplomas, medals and certificates awarded to excellent units and participants.