Chinese Pavilion at Tower Grove Park

Festival of Nations

One aspect of St. Louis that is readily apparent about St. Louis is how multi-cultural it is. This was underscored by its annual Festival of Nations at Tower Grove Park.

We went over there one weekend to check out the booths and, of course, try some of the different ethnic foods. We started out with some Bhutanese samosas before moving on to Spanish omelets and paellas. We also tried some crab rangoons at the Filipino booth before declaring that our stomachs were filled to capacity.

Nations off the top of my head that were represented included Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, China, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, Ecuador, Columbia, Spain, Scotland, Poland, Russia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa. There were dozens more I do not remember. I do remember noticing a dearth of Central American countries like Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Panama.

Still, it was great to see all the different crafts, foods, and performance arts, including belly dancing!

Spanish omelet
Spanish omelet (also known as Spanish tortilla).
paella
Paella.
Mi Hungry Jamaican booth at the Festival of Nations.
The Mi Hungry Jamaican booth at the Festival of Nations reminded me that I haven't had jerk chicken in a while.
noodles at Japanese booth at Festival of Nations
Making noodles at the Japanese booth at Festival of Nations.
fried crab rangoons, chicken and vegetable rolls
Fried crab rangoons, chicken and vegetable rolls at the Filipino booth.
1873 Chinese Pavilion at Tower Grove Park
1873 Chinese Pavilion at Tower Grove Park.
belly dancers at the Festival of Nations
Belly dancers at the Festival of Nations.
Maureen trying on a funny hat
Maureen trying on a funny hat.
Chinese Pavilion at Tower Grove Park
Chinese Pavilion at Tower Grove Park
woman wearing pink dress, Caribbean band, Tower Grove Park, Festival of Nations
A woman wearing a pink dress dances while a Caribbean band plays at the Festival of Nations at Tower Grove Park.