African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 612 Food Festival

The East African Military Advisory Group was sent to the Orange Free State together with military supplies to assist the Orange people. After all, the East African Military Advisory Group's apparent identity was the Austro-Hungarian Empire's after-sales personnel for the Orange people to purchase weapons.

The after-sale of this weapon is a normal operation, so it complies with international arms trade procedures, and it also facilitates East Africa's intervention in the civil strife in the Orange Free State.

If they really go to the Orange Free State under the banner of East Africa, it will not look good on both sides. Although the British and Transvaal people know that East Africa will definitely come in as a troublemaker, as long as this fig leaf is not lifted, everyone will still be superficial. friend".

While the outer reaches of East Africa are in dire straits, First Town is holding the first East African National Food Festival, which is in sharp contrast to the war-torn Orange Free State.

Fortunately, there is no news network in East Africa, otherwise we would definitely use it for comparison. Of course, there is no news network in East Africa, but there is still no shortage of newspapers, so there will definitely be a page to promote this food festival.

"Based on the experience of each sub-region last year, for this food-related report, we should focus on Nairobi. East Africans are the most particular about food, and Nairobi is the most picky and picky area in East Africa, so This issue of our newspaper will give more to Nairobi City." Mark, the president of East Africa News Agency, told his staff.

"President, don't worry. We all understand this. After all, many immigrants in Nairobi come from the Venetian region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as immigrants from the Far East. Both sides have different pursuits of food, which is famous throughout the country. , we will definitely be more attentive!”

As a true Saxon, President Mark agrees with this, because Germans are too rough in terms of food and have no talent.

"Well, Leon is right. Italians are more picky about ingredients and pay attention to techniques and procedures. At the same time, they are unwilling to accept improvements to traditional Italian cuisine. People in the Far East pay great attention to the freshness of ingredients and pursue a rich taste. , there are many methods, it seems that we in East Africa are three separate companies in the field of food, but in fact it is two strong companies competing for hegemony."

The separation of the three companies naturally added German catering, but German catering was very scarce, especially in the 19th century. As for the famous German sausages, ordinary people generally couldn't afford meat sausages, and more were offal sausages mixed with vegetarian food, which tasted delicious. It's a lot worse, but it's pretty good for German civilians who haven't eaten anything good.

German pickled sauerkraut is very famous, but East Africans don't like it. After all, sauerkraut is good for appetizing, but East Africa is in the tropics, and fresh fruits and vegetables are in constant supply all year round. With better choices, the demand for sauerkraut is very small. , but some people will pickle sauerkraut according to the traditional method, and it is good to change the taste occasionally.

All in all, German catering cannot compete with Italian or Far Eastern catering. Of course, an important reason for this characteristic is that many Italian immigrants in East Africa come from the Venetian region.

The Venice area is considered a relatively wealthy area in Italy, and is a traditional commercial center in the Mediterranean region. It is also located near the Po River Plain in Italy, and has the Alps in the north. As the saying goes, you can eat the mountains if you rely on the mountains, and you can eat the sea if you rely on the sea. Venice is lacking in everything. , even if it is lacking, it can be imported.

So the living standards of people in Venice are better than those in Germany and the Far East. If it weren't for the war, no one would choose to leave their hometown and develop in East Africa.

Mark continued: "This food festival is a good news material. In conjunction with the conflict in the Orange Free State in the south, our newspaper sales should be good this month, so everyone should be active."

There is no shortage of news in East Africa, but national competition-type social events like the National Food Festival are rare. This is an important reason why Mark actively promoted the promotion of this food festival.

 “Okay, let’s break up the meeting!” Mark said.

The reporters from the East Africa News Agency then started taking action. The finishing point of the race was located in the first town, so it was very convenient.

Today is Sunday, so there are a lot of people on the street. Everyone is usually busy with work, so on their days off, they naturally go shopping with their families and other activities.

“The topic of the first round of the competition is to use the ingredients provided by the government. The specific content is not limited. The contestants will use their strengths to make their own special dishes, and then the judges and citizens will evaluate them.” The host announced. The competition was held on the streets of San Antonio Street, so many people came to watch. As for the police, there were police on site to maintain order and prevent stampedes.

“Mr. Rawls, you are the winner of the Nairobi City Competition and one of the favorites to win this food festival. What food are you going to make today?” asked Rocks, a reporter from East Africa News Agency.

Rawls replied: "Because the official ingredients are provided, this makes me less selective. However, there are still a lot of official ingredients, so there are more choices. There is fresh beef here. I plan to Use these beef as the base, add carrots, onions, various spices and condiments to make a beef soup."

“Which player do you think is the biggest threat to you today?”

 “Mr. Val.” Rawls replied without thinking.

“As far as I know, Mr. Val is also good at Italian food. You are all from the Venice area. Why do you think he is your biggest threat?”

“It’s because he and I are both from Venice, so our dishes are probably the most similar, so I put him first.” Rawls gave his reason.

“Well, Mr. Val is one of the winners of the Mombasa City Division, and his strength should also be very strong.” The Locks reporter agreed with Rawls’ statement.

Although Nairobi is a famous "foodie" city in East Africa, the players from Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are certainly not bad either.

On the one hand, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are the two leading economic regions in East Africa, and there are basically no shortcomings in various fields. This is especially evident in the catering industry.

 Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, as the windows to East Africa’s external economy, have the largest number of foreigners and numerous restaurants and hotels. The catering industry is discontinuous to other cities in East Africa.

 In these two cities, you can find Chinese food, French food, Italian food, Indian food, Arabic food...the world's mainstream food.

So if we really want to select the food city in East Africa, we must choose between Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. Nairobi is actually famous for foodies, so Nairobi is more suitable to be the judge.

On the other hand, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are not of the same order of magnitude as Nairobi in terms of population. Only Mbeya can be compared with Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.

As for the textile industry in Nairobi, it also exists in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, and there are other industries in these two cities.

With a large population, the relative competition is greater. In addition, the economic vitality of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam is stronger than that of Nairobi, so the catering industry in these two cities is stronger than that of Nairobi.

As for the city of Mbeya, which is far inland, it is far inferior to the other three cities in terms of catering. On the contrary, Soga City, the future technology city in East Africa, and the First Town of the Capital City can be compared with it.

Sauga City has a high income and strong spending power. At the same time, the East African government, or Ernst, attaches great importance to the treatment of professional talents, and the First Town City, as the capital of East Africa, cannot be bad in this regard.

 (End of this chapter)