Tastes of the World

Tastes of the World

Introducing Tastes of the World, Gulfood’s curated culinary showcase, transforming more than 150 country pavilions into a gastronomic journey across global cuisines.

A show unfolding over five days to celebrate Dubai's multicultural DNA through ingredients, techniques, and food cultures.

At Dubai Exhibition Centre, our expert commission will handpick resident chefs and exhibitors that exemplify a different theme and region each day. Move through continents via European techniques, Asian traditions, African foundational ingredients and cultural fusion from the Americas.

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150+ countries.

5 days. 5 regions.

One epic culinary journey

 

GLOBAL KITCHEN

GLOBAL KITCHEN

Interwoven, limitless, community
 

A global, mixed culinary program with no borders and no hierarchy — world cuisines presented side by side, reflecting Dubai's multi-cultural DNA.

EUROPEAN CLASSICS

EUROPEAN CLASSICS

Tradition, technique, reinvention
 

A curated focus on the European cuisines and products rooted in the traditions and techniques that influence global gastronomy.

ASIAN DELIGHTS

ASIAN DELIGHTS

Legacy, intensity, transformation
 

Dedicated to deeply rooted food cultures that continuously evolve and provide a source of inspiration to chefs worldwide. 

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAS

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAS

Heritage, fusion, expression
 

A deep-dive into cuisines born from movement and exchange, and shaped by identity, migration, fusion and cultural diversity. 

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ESSENCE

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ESSENCE

Origins, memory, future
 

Ancient food cultures, foundational ingredients, and living traditions come together in a powerful closing moment — in sync with Dubai’s role as a global crossroads.

A CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

 

JANUARY 26

GLOBAL KITCHEN

12:30: United States

13:10: Pakistan

13:50: Italy 

14:40: Canada 

15:20: China 

16:00: Australia

16:40: Singapore

JANUARY 27

EUROPEAN CLASSICS

11:45: Estonia

12:25: France

13:05: Germany

13:55: Denmark

14:35: Greece

15:15: Norway

15:55: Spain

16:35: Turkey

JANUARY 28

ASIAN DELIGHTS

11:45: Japan

12:25: Vietnam

13:05: Korea

13:55: India

14:35: China

15:15: Indonesia

15:55: Philippines

16:35: Thailand

JANUARY 29

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAS

11:45: Argentina

12:25: Mexico

13:05: Peru

13:55: United States 

14:35: Brazil

15:15: Canada

15:55: Venezuela

16:35: Mexico

JANUARY 30

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ESSENCE

11:00: Ethiopia

11:40: Morocco

12:20: Kenya

13:10: Saudi Arabia

13:50: South Africa

14:30: Palestine

15:10: Lebanon