Refugee Cookout Steals The Show At 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
- by XpatAthens
- Thursday, 16 March 2017
Eight refugees from Syria and Iraq held a cookout with traditional dishes for visitors and other refugees attending the 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
During the event, called “Food Uniting People #WithRefugees,” the four men from the refugee camps of Volvi and Alexandria cooked and served quzi, falafel and kibbeh.
Speaking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA), 18-year-old Ahmet Obeyid from Syria said he participated because he wanted to show the culinary wealth and culture of his country, but also to thank the Greeks for their friendly attitude towards them.
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