THE NIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL CUISINE IN THE WHITE PALACE

Belgrade, 7 December 2006 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II hosted the traditional evening of international cuisine tonight at the White Palace.

More than twenty embassies accepted the invitation of Their Royal Highnesses to represent gastronomic tradition of their countries with typical dishes.

Guests were welcomed by HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, who stressed that it is always nice to see such a colourful banquet table at the White Palace, and that this event brings us together because it gives us a chance to get to know each other’s culture better. He also expressed regret for Crown Princess Katherine not being able to attend this interesting event due to obligations abroad, and announced that on December 16, HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation is organizing a humanitarian show called Children Helping Children in Sava Centre in Belgrade, at which Belgrade ballet school Lujo Davičo will perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.

The folklore ensemble Lola presented a series of dances from Serbia during the official part of the evening.

Tonight the banquet table of the White Palace hosted side by side specialties such as biriani, potato cutlets and chicken karahi from Pakistan, Korean kimchi, Moroccan chicken with almonds and fish briouates, Sri Lankan rice specialty and Indian chicken curry, Syrian kebab and baba ganoush, Canadian fish platter, Tunisian kus-kus, Serbian prebranac, Spanish paella, Lebanese canapees and Mexican chicken with tomato, Israeli falafel and Greek spanakopita, while Myanmar was represented by a potato pudding.

Beside Their Excellencies ambassadors and representatives of embassies of Albania, Australia, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Canada, Cyprus, Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Syria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe, this special evening was also attended by the heads of international missions in Belgrade.