Consul-General gives opening remarks at Thailand Fiesta

Sweeya Santipitaks, Consul-General, was seen giving opening remarks during the Thailand Food and Fruits Fiesta launch at Spencer’s Hyper Store, Quest Mall, in Kolkata. Thailand Food and Fruits Fiesta – an ongoing promotional event for Thai food products (July 23 – August 15), was inaugurated by Saithong Soiphet, Director of Thai Trade Centre in New Delhi, the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce of Thailand.

Consul-General pointed out the Fish cakes recipe shown in the launch’s cooking demonstration using all ingredients that can be purchased from Spencer’s. The fish cake’s 2 key ingredients are Bekhti fish fillets from West Bengal and red curry paste from Thailand.

The demonstration was led by Waraporn Khenbai, Consul-General’s cook, who has been working as a Thai food cook for Thai dignitaries for many years and was recently featured in the…