🍲 FOOD FOR THOUGHT 2026📍 kanthari Campus • Trivandrum
A CULINARY JOURNEY
“Two days, many flavours, countless little surprises.”
Pairing 20 changemaker keynotes with 14 authentic cultural tastings. Every break and feast is an invitation to taste another world and start transformative conversations under the open sky of Vellayani Lake.
2
Days of Flavours
6
Sensory Courses
14
Artisanal Dishes
6+
Global Cultures
Tap any card for story & conversation prompts
FRIDAY • Day 1 of Discoveries
11 DECEMBER 2026 • 8 DISHES
First Break
Little Bites, Big Discoveries
🌶️ kanthari Campus Garden
🍫
kanthari Delight
A chocolate temptation with a mischievous surprise.
Rich dark cacao infused with subtle, creeping warmth of fresh green bird's eye chilies from the campus farm.
🥜 Pan-African Soul
🌰
Tanina Nut-Tail
A silky dream with an African soul.
A velvety whipped groundnut dream with roasted nutty aromatics, honey blossom notes, and spiced finish.
🍯 African Heritage
🥟
Cashewpanini
A tiny African sweet with a big personality.
Artisanal roasted cashew parcel sweetened with pure cane jaggery syrup and delicate cardamom crisp pastry.
Lunch Feast
Adventures for your tongue
🌿 Eastern Ghats, India
🍲
Forest Flavours
A tempting vegetarian creation from India’s Eastern Ghats.
A little taste of the wild for curious foodies. Indigenous tubers, foraged mountain greens, and tribal spices.
🇺🇬 Rural Uganda
🥣
Malaquang
An umami mystery from rural Uganda.
Pleasantly tart indigenous hibiscus greens simmered into a velvety groundnut and toasted sesame cream.
Break
The Art of Temptation
🇰🇪 Swahili Coast
🥟
Mahamri
Fluffy golden clouds with an irresistible East African fragrance.
Cardamom coconut yeast dough puffed to golden hollow perfection – the coastal bread of hospitality.
🌍 Central Africa
🧆
Njinafrica
Little golden wonders, served in an edible bowl.
Golden morsels accompanied by a signature dipping sauce that commands its own attention, in an edible zero-waste bowl.
🥥 Coastal Tropics
🌴
Cocojamba
A tropical temptation with a taste that makes you smile.
Fresh shredded coconut simmered in dark palm jaggery, spiked with sun-kissed mango and kaffir lime zest.
Dinner Banquet
Bold Flavours, Brave Spirits
🇦🇫 Afghan Inspiration
🥩
HooD Bites – The Taste of Determination
Afghan-inspired beef bites, bold flavoured, deeply aromatic and full of character.
Tender beef steeped in roasted cumin, wild pomegranate, and charcoal embers. A tribute to the power of determination.
🇰🇪 Mount Kenya Highlands
🌽
Mukimo – Dare Me!
A Kenyan classic with a mischievous twist. Comfort food with an adventurous spirit.
Vibrant emerald mash of potatoes, sweet yellow corn, and pumpkin greens, accented with roasted chili crunch.
SATURDAY • Day 2 of Celebration
12 DECEMBER 2026 • 6 DISHES
First Break
Morning strolls
🇺🇬 Uganda
🍌
Kabalagala
Uganda’s little golden energy kick. A delicious way to get the day rolling.
Sweet local apple bananas and sun-dried cassava flour griddled to chewy golden caramel perfection.
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🏔️
Dream of a Thousand Hills
A refreshing little taste of the extraordinary, inspired by the green heart of Africa.
A bright botanical infusion of fresh highland passion fruit, cold-steeped mountain tea, and wild honey.
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🧆
Cameroonian Marbles
Little balls of pure temptation, with a refreshing dip on the side.
Savory spiced spheres with Mount Cameroon Penja white pepper and herbs, served with cooling citrus dip.
Grand Finale Lunch
A Flight ticket for Your Taste Buds
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🍌
Lilo Aloko
A culinary kiss from the Ivory Coast. Sunshine, soul and a bit of West African magic.
Caramelized sweet plantains tossed with smoked chili salt, shallot crunch, and crushed roasted peanuts.
🇰🇪 Kenya
🌽
Ugali Greetings
Kenya’s beloved classic. Simple, proud and unmistakably Kenyan.
Steamed stone-ground white maize meal sculpted warm, paired with braised sukuma wiki greens.
🌊 Indian Ocean Convergence
🍚
Pulau – When Africa Meets India
A cross-cultural love affair on a plate. Celebrating what happens when two culinary worlds meet.
Fragrant basmati rice slow-braised with Swahili pilau spices, roasted Kerala cashews, and caramelized shallots.
🍲 FOOD FOR THOUGHT 2026📍 kanthari Campus • Trivandrum
A CULINARY JOURNEY
“Two days, many flavours, countless little surprises.”
Pairing 20 changemaker keynotes with 14 authentic cultural tastings. Every break and feast is an invitation to taste another world and start transformative conversations under the open sky of Vellayani Lake.
2
Days of Flavours
6
Sensory Courses
14
Artisanal Dishes
6+
Global Cultures
Tap any card for story & conversation prompts
FRIDAY • Day 1 of Discoveries
11 DECEMBER 2026 • 8 DISHES
First Break
Little Bites, Big Discoveries
🌶️ kanthari Campus Garden
🍫
kanthari Delight
A chocolate temptation with a mischievous surprise.
Rich dark cacao infused with subtle, creeping warmth of fresh green bird's eye chilies from the campus farm.
🥜 Pan-African Soul
🌰
Tanina Nut-Tail
A silky dream with an African soul.
A velvety whipped groundnut dream with roasted nutty aromatics, honey blossom notes, and spiced finish.
🍯 African Heritage
🥟
Cashewpanini
A tiny African sweet with a big personality.
Artisanal roasted cashew parcel sweetened with pure cane jaggery syrup and delicate cardamom crisp pastry.
Lunch Feast
Adventures for your tongue
🌿 Eastern Ghats, India
🍲
Forest Flavours
A tempting vegetarian creation from India’s Eastern Ghats.
A little taste of the wild for curious foodies. Indigenous tubers, foraged mountain greens, and tribal spices.
🇺🇬 Rural Uganda
🥣
Malaquang
An umami mystery from rural Uganda.
Pleasantly tart indigenous hibiscus greens simmered into a velvety groundnut and toasted sesame cream.
Break
The Art of Temptation
🇰🇪 Swahili Coast
🥟
Mahamri
Fluffy golden clouds with an irresistible East African fragrance.
Cardamom coconut yeast dough puffed to golden hollow perfection – the coastal bread of hospitality.
🌍 Central Africa
🧆
Njinafrica
Little golden wonders, served in an edible bowl.
Golden morsels accompanied by a signature dipping sauce that commands its own attention, in an edible zero-waste bowl.
🥥 Coastal Tropics
🌴
Cocojamba
A tropical temptation with a taste that makes you smile.
Fresh shredded coconut simmered in dark palm jaggery, spiked with sun-kissed mango and kaffir lime zest.
Dinner Special
Bold Flavours, Brave Spirits
🇦🇫 Afghan Inspiration
🥩
HooD Bites – The Taste of Determination
Afghan-inspired beef bites, Bold flavoured, deeply aromatic and full of character. A tribute to the power of determination.
Tender beef steeped in roasted cumin, wild pomegranate, and charcoal embers. A tribute to the power of determination.
🇰🇪 Mount Kenya Highlands
🌽
Mukimo – Dare Me!
A Kenyan classic with a mischievous twist. Comfort food with an adventurous spirit.
Vibrant emerald mash of potatoes, sweet yellow corn, and pumpkin greens, accented with roasted chili crunch.
SATURDAY • Day 2 of Celebration
12 DECEMBER 2026 • 6 DISHES
First Break
Morning strolls
🇺🇬 Uganda
🍌
Kabalagala
Uganda’s little golden energy kick. A delicious way to get the day rolling.
Sweet local apple bananas and sun-dried cassava flour griddled to chewy golden caramel perfection.
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🏔️
Dream of a Thousand Hills
A refreshing little taste of the extraordinary, inspired by the green heart of Africa.
A bright botanical infusion of fresh highland passion fruit, cold-steeped mountain tea, and wild honey.
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🧆
Cameroonian Marbles
Little balls of pure temptation, with a refreshing dip on the side.
Savory spiced spheres with Mount Cameroon Penja white pepper and herbs, served with cooling citrus dip.
Grand Finale Lunch
A Flight ticket for Your Taste Buds
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🍌
Lilo Aloko
A culinary kiss from the Ivory Coast. Sunshine, soul and a bit of West African magic.
Caramelized sweet plantains tossed with smoked chili salt, shallot crunch, and crushed roasted peanuts.
🇰🇪 Kenya
🌽
Ugali Greetings
Kenya’s beloved classic. Simple, proud and unmistakably Kenyan.
Steamed stone-ground white maize meal sculpted warm, paired with braised sukuma wiki greens.
🌊 Indian Ocean Convergence
🍚
Pulau – When Africa Meets India
A cross-cultural love affair on a plate. A dish that celebrates what happens when two culinary worlds meet.
Fragrant basmati rice slow-braised with Swahili pilau spices, roasted Kerala cashews, and caramelized shallots.
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