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Sweets: Tastes and Traditions from Many Cultures exhibition and the related one day festival event on 18th March 2012, The Immigration Museum

I have been part of a committee which has helped to develop Sweets: Tastes and Traditions from Many Cultures exhibition and the related one day festival event on 18 March 2012.

Sweets: Tastes and Traditions from Many Cultures exhibition and the related one day festival event on 18March 2012 at The Immigration Museum.

Represented in the exhibition are the Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish communities of Victoria.

To promote the Sweets: Tastes and Traditions from Many Cultures exhibition and the related one day festival event on 18March 2012, The Immigration Museum invited a group of Melbourne’s most celebrated bloggers to sample a large array of sweets from the communities represented in the exhibition. These are the Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish communities of Victoria.

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Rosaria Zarro and I were the representatives for the Italian Community.

Sweets: tastes and traditions from many cultures exhibition

Explore the history and cultural significance of sweet food and find out why sweetness is important to so many. Different cultures use sweets for diverse purposes, including marking important rituals, celebrations and life events. Discover special sweet foods from Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish cultures, the ways in which many of them are made and the significance they hold. Featuring fascinating objects, lively photographs, multimedia and recipes, this exhibition will reveal unique perspectives on foods of the sweet variety.
Date: 15 March 2012 to 7 April 2013
Cost: Included with Museum entry ($10 for adults, children and concessions FREE)
Sweets festival
Succumb to your sweet cravings at this delectable one-day festival of food and culture, collaboratively developed with sweet-loving Victorian communities. Explore fascinating shared and unique traditions, rituals and contemporary practices surrounding sweet cuisines and refreshments. Enjoy a feast of toothsome food stalls, music and dance performances, cooking demonstrations and workshops.
Date: 11am to 4pm, Sunday 18 March 2012
Cost: Included with Museum entry ($10 for adults, children and concessions FREE)