Mauritius Independance Day Potluck lunch for San Francisco Bay Area Mauritians

As every year is the tradition, we celebrate the Mauritius Independance day amongs all the Mauritians in the San Francisco Bay Area and this year, we had a record turnout of over 70 Mauritians.

It was a great awesome crowd with tons and tons of food as is the case with any Mauritian gathering. We had so much variety and so much food that I did not get to even try all of it. Many new Mauritians showed up this year following the successes from our previous gatherings.

This year, we also had a silent auction and raffle to benefit a non-profit organization helping the less fortunate in Mauritius and we got a decent amount collected to send to the organization. 

I've posted a few pictures of the different foods we have. Just to name a few of the foods that I can remember -  we had, amongst others,  Briani, Napolitaine, Gato Arouille, Gato Pima, Dipain Frire, Badia, Mine Frire, Carri Poule, Wantan, Lumpia, Sipec, Farata, Salade Mangue, Salade Laitue,  Chatini Cotomili, Mazavarou, Roti Poulet, Poudine Mais, Mauritian Flag Black Forrest Cake, Dahi Wada, Baguette Fromage, Poudine Dipain, Carri Zac dans Massalla, Gratin Sousou, Chatini Coco, Rougaille etc..

 

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Colca Canyon People, Colca Valley, Peru

On our way to Colca Canyon, we stopped in a few small villages along the way and it was amazing to see all the culture, the people still living in their traditional ways, the great colorful dresses and symbolism. Always humbles me to see how all these people are so happy with so little and yet, in the "modern" society, we have so much and yet want more and are not satisfied ever. Anyways, here are a few pictures of the people living in the Colca Canyon.

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Chinatown Moon Festival in SF

Does anyone know what the moon festival celebrate?

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