Global Foods Vie for US Market
June 22, 2012
Many international food vendors are trying to make an impact in the U.S. market. The National Association for Specialty Foods says the fastest emerging cuisine is Latin, followed by Indian and Eastern European. The recent Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington is the largest of its kind in North America.
Mame Diene remembers the ancient baobab tree in the courtyard of her family home. As a child, she was not allowed to climb it or cut its branches. Now, she honors these trees of Senegal by selling their powder as a natural dietary supplement. "It’s wonderful for the heart. You have twice as more anti-oxidants in this fruit than goji berries, six times more than in blueberries,” she said.
It is one of 180,000 items at the Fancy Food Show where food producers sell their trendiest goods to specialty shops and markets. Countries here sponsor a complete row of booths. The Korean Pavilion, featured spice noodles and beef. The Indonesian Pavilion -- healthy dried noodles and coconut products. And, the Chilean Pavilion with its own food truck. Trade commissioner Alejandro Buvinic says Chile has plenty to offer the American market.
“We have the huge range of mountains Los Andes [The Andes Mountain Range]. We have the driest desert in the north, the Pacific Ocean, and in the south we have the ice. So that means what we produce is a huge quality and good for the health,“ said Buvinic.
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