O Qatar 365 dá-lhe a conhecer os encantos do céu e da mesa, com dois festivais anuais que conquistaram o coração do público. Explore connosco as novidades emocionantes do Qatar International Food Festival e conheça as personagens caricatas do Qatar Kite Festival.
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00:00I create huge artwork that will disappear and I love this concept that maybe I can let traces
00:08in memories but not on the planet. Hello and welcome to Qatar 365 with me Laila Humaira.
00:17On this episode we take you around the country's popular yearly festivals. It's a chance for people
00:23of all ages together to spend some quality time together. But first I'm here at Hotel
00:29Park, the site of the biggest ever edition of the Qatar International Food Festival and
00:35this year it's back with some exciting new features. Let's go find them.
00:41These fireworks kept visitors and foodies entertained for 10 straight days, decorating the night sky
00:47for everyone to enjoy the colourful display in the sky and bursts of different flavours
00:52on their palates. Over 100 stalls, nearly 30 international restaurants and cafes, a special
01:02kids zone and an eating competition. It's the most dynamic edition of the food festival yet.
01:08But that's not all. A new addition to the festival line-up is the Michelin Village. With the launch
01:14of the Michelin Guide Qatar last December, here you can find a few Michelin start restaurants
01:19from all over the world. Like the two Michelin start Aramburu all the way from Argentina. So if you've
01:27ever wondered what it's like to taste Michelin-recognized cuisine, this is the place.
01:31Aramburu is the first Argentine chef to be awarded two Michelin stars. He also made the list of the best
01:32chefs, top 100 chefs in the world in 2021.
01:33Aramburu is the first Argentine chef to be awarded two Michelin stars. He also made the list
01:38of the best chefs, top 100 chefs in the world in 2021.
01:52While Aramburu is more used to serving up 18 course menus, he's happy to offer a taste
01:59of his award-winning dishes in Qatar.
02:07Aramburu is the first time in Qatar, in Doha, in this wonderful and unique festival. The
02:14wonderful and unique festival, you can see the vibration of the people, it's very good,
02:20the people are very friendly, the environment is unique and I'm very happy to participate in
02:26the Michelin village. I think the dish is something, but I think the global context and the spirit
02:32of the festival, the festival is the most important.
02:39Just next door is the one Michelin star Araya. The restaurant is located in Singapore, but
02:45its roots also trace back to South America, where chef Francisco Araya says the classic
02:50empanada is the best sampler.
02:52So what we're doing is a bit more casual street food kind of thing that we do in Chile.
02:57So we have a classic empanada made with the beef. On top there's a sauce called pebre which
03:01helps to add a city in empanada. Empanada is just wonderful. Empanada is just this little
03:06pocket of love that you must try.
03:12Outside the Michelin village are at least five other zones with endless dining options,
03:17including global bites, featuring international restaurants and eateries.
03:22Visitors can get a taste of delicacies from all over the world, from trendy tenders of
03:27Miami's soul fly chicken to the diverse offerings of Africana from the UK.
03:32Africana is an African inspired restaurant, so we have a lot of flavours from different parts
03:37of Africa, from South Africa all the way up to North Africa. Different dishes with different
03:42spices, different flavours, very diverse continent. My favourite item is the curry goat. It's seasoned
03:47but in curry with jollof rice and plantain and must fry for everybody. We also have
03:52peri wings with africana signature sauce and chicken tenders. So a diverse range of items
03:58but in curry goat for me is probably the most important.
04:02Meanwhile, soul fly chicken started as a food truck roaming around the streets of Miami in 2021.
04:08Since then, Chef Raoul Cunningham says the love for fried chicken and southern cuisine has gone global.
04:15It's the way of the world. Again, fried chicken is comforting in many fashions. It's something that
04:21you would sit down and have as a family meal. It's something that's labour intensive. So now being
04:26able to offer it to people, you know, on the go, it's spreading the love.
04:33Soul Fly is also trying to change the image of fried chicken as an unhealthy meal, using a soundwave
04:39technology cooking method, so patrons can enjoy the food without worrying about the weighing scale.
04:47We're using technology that allows our chicken to be 30% less calorie and 30% less fat. Oil.
04:55And the soul is the seasoning and the methods that we go into marinating and frying our chicken.
05:01That put my mind at ease as we sample soul fly chicken's signature dishes, the juicy chicken tenders and the classic chicken sandwich to cap off the evening.
05:12As the saying goes, a full stomach makes for a happy heart and soul fly chicken hopes to win enough hearts and taste buds in Qatar to come back for good.
05:22That's what the joy is about it. In hopes, you know, in some time in the future that we can actually be based here where it's not something that you have to wait until we come to a food festival for something that you guys will be able to have year round.
05:37From food that tantalizes the taste buds to another feast for the census, the Qatar kite festival.
05:52Yoana Hoos visits the old Doha port for a dazzling display of artistry in the air and on the ground.
05:57From animals to floating down boats and even cartoon characters, Qatar's kite festival is a celebration of creativity and culture dozens of meters up in the sky.
06:11More than 60 professional kite flyers from over 20 countries have traveled to Qatar ready to loosen their strings and hopefully fly high.
06:19I'm from Germany, born in Hamburg, and I love to fly kites since I was a very young boy, let's say 11 years old, and until now I fly my kites all over the world.
06:33It's a sport, of course, having the skill of flying a kite, but we are all kite makers as well, so besides flying the kite, we make our kites ourselves.
06:42And of course, every kite flyer has special designs, so it's a mixture of art and sport.
06:50Kites of all shapes and sizes graze the skies above the old Doha port this festival. But for Wolfgang, the kites he loves most are those replicating animals in their natural habitats.
07:01Fish out of water, so to speak, swimming sky high.
07:05I have many kites. Mostly I like kites who fly in the air and do the shape like they be in their own water or air.
07:13So when they fly in the air, they look like they fly in their own natural environment.
07:18So I have a shark, I have many fish or a squid, so when they fly in the air, they look like they fly in their own water.
07:24As well as looking up, friends and families visiting the Qatar kite festival are also encouraged to look down, as there is plenty to see here on the ground.
07:36The world-renowned French Swiss artist known as Saip has turned the grass in the old Doha port into a canvas for one of his signature giant artworks.
07:44An eco-friendly painting that is so big, it's actually best seen from the sky.
07:50If I need to define myself as an artist, I would say that I make a bridge between land art and street art.
07:56I'm known to paint huge eco-friendly painting directly on nature.
08:02So that means that the painting is ephemeral and the materials that I use is very easy.
08:09It's like wood, charcoal and chalk and a casein, which is a protein of milk that will make natural glue to fit the paint directly on the grass.
08:19Saip's art can last for days or months depending on the natural surface he paints on.
08:23In addition to old Doha port, he was also invited to spray the Sands of Sea Line, the kite festival's second location.
08:31But whether it's the desert or the city, his art always has a special meaning.
08:36I try to spread messages of hope, of peace, of the different things that I have in mind all around the world.
08:45This is my idea. And in the desert, I create two hands that create an origami camel.
08:50And for me, it was like the travel of the caravan in the dunes.
08:56It was the beginning of a long travel to our dream, for example.
09:01So for me, that matched with the spirit of the desert.
09:04And here, these two hands that create an origami bird that's flying around the other kite.
09:12The bird could be like, you know, the peace bird as well.
09:15With the stunning eco-friendly art below visitors' feet and the colorful wind-fueled displays above their heads,
09:22organizers say that in addition to fun, the kite festival is all about sustainability.
09:28All our festivals, we try to go with clean power.
09:31I don't think you can get cleaner than this. It's pure air that is lifting these kites.
09:39And even the art that the world-renowned artist Saip has done, both in sea-line and here,
09:48is using biodegradable material. And it's fantastic.
09:51It's nice, appealing to the eye and also eco-friendly.
09:57Especially this old port, it's amazing.
10:00We have the wind coming from the sea towards the shore every year.
10:03So this is perfect. The wind is not turbulent.
10:06And the place here, if you see down the lawn, it's green and it's soft, so we can fly our kites.
10:09We are temporary guests on our planet and it belongs to us to know what we will let as humans being traces on Earth, you know.
10:21So for me, this is something that I always think. I create huge artwork that will disappear.
10:28Hopefully, people will keep it in memories, you know, but I will let traces on nature.
10:33And I love this concept that maybe I can let traces in memories but not on the planet.
10:39Saip's painting and the colorful kites greet visitors flying into Hamad International Airport before they even touch down.
10:46So whether it's art viewed from the sky or art floating in the sky, the Qatar Kite Festival appeals to the senses from every perspective.
10:55This is our third edition of the Qatar Kite Festival.
10:57It's unique because it's a family friendly atmosphere. People come and as you can see, they are enjoying themselves.
11:08Young children to, you know, senior adults. So it's for everyone. Beautiful colors in the sky and beautiful kites.
11:19I think a picture is more than a thousand words and that is what we are seeing.
11:22Every day goes by, our visitors are increasing. There is a steady growth until the last day of the festival. And this is what's keeping us going.
11:35From eating our hearts out and sampling some of the best street food from around the world to flying high with wacky kites of all shapes and sizes.
11:43We hope you've enjoyed this episode, but that's all the time we have for now. For more, check out Euronews.com and connect with us through our hashtag.
11:51Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time on Qatar 365.