I-World Food Travel Association (WFTA) iye yaqinisekisa iBonaire njengeNqununu yeCulinary. Ngale nkqubo, i-WFTA, umbutho ongenzi ngeniso ovunywe njengelona gunya likhokelayo kwihlabathi kukhenketho lokutya neziselo, iindawo zokusingwa ngoogqirha ngokusekelwe kumanqaku abo kwiikhrayitheriya zokupheka ezintlanu: inkcubeko, isicwangciso, ukukhuthazwa, uluntu kunye nozinzo. Inkqubo yaqaliswa ukunika abathandi bokutya ukuzithemba ukuba baye kwiindawo ezintsha nezingalindelekanga zokutya kunye neziselo ngokuhlola, ukuqinisekiswa, nokukhuthaza iindawo ezibonisa i-gastronomy yabo ekhethekileyo kunye nenkcubeko yokutya kwiindwendwe. Ngeminikelo yokutya ukusuka kwiitafile zabapheki ukuya kwiilori zokutya, iBonaire yindawo yesibini eya kuhlonishwa njengeNqununu yeCulinary.
"Ndandikuthanda ukufunda isicelo seBonaire kuba kwavula inkcubeko ecebileyo yokupheka esasingazi nto ngayo ngaphambili," kusho u-Erik Wolf, uMlawuli oyiNtloko weWFTA kunye noMseki. "Ngoku ihlabathi liphela liza kuqala ukuva ngakumbi malunga nokutya okumnandi kunye neemveliso zesiselo kunye namava afumaneka kule ndawo."
Intsebenziswano phakathi kwamacandelo oluntu kunye necandelo labucala lesiqithi, kunye nenkxaso ye-Bonaire Hotel kunye ne-Tourism Association (BONHATA), yaba luncedo ekuziseni le nkqubo yokuqinisekiswa kwe-Culinary Capital.
UMiles BM Mercera, i-CEO ye-Boneire Corporation yezoKhenketho, uyonwabile ngeendaba ezilungileyo: "Esi satifikethi sikhuthaza kakhulu iBonaire kunye nabo bonke abachwephesha abasebenza nzima abaye babeka inkcubeko eyahlukeneyo yokupheka kwesiqithi sethu esincinci kwimephu kwiminyaka yamuva," watsho. "Ikwalinyathelo elibalulekileyo kumbono wethu uwonke wokuphuhlisa nokukhuthaza indawo yethu ye-gastronomic kunye namanye amava esiqithi ahamba ngaphaya kokuntywila okumnandi ebesisoloko saziwa."
NGEZO OONOBUMBA LWECULINARY ISHEDYULI
Culinary Capitals yinkqubo yophuhliso lwezatifiketi kunye nenkqubo yophuhliso. Iboniswa yi-WFTA, igunya elikhokelayo kwihlabathi kukhenketho lokutya neziselo. ICulinary Capitals yaphehlelelwa embindini ka-2021 ukunceda iindawo ezingaziwayo kwezokupheka ziphinde zibuyele kwezoqoqosho kulo bhubhani. Inkqubo eyodwa ngoku ifumana amandla, njengoko iindawo zokupheka ezininzi kwihlabathi jikelele ziya ziyiqonda.
NGEZO INHLANGANO YOHAMBO LOKUTYA LWEHLABATHI (WFTA)
I-WFTA ngumbutho ongenzi nzuzo owasekwa ngo-2001 ngu-Erik Wolf, uMlawuli wawo okhoyo ngoku. Yamkelwa njengelona gunya liphambili lehlabathi kukhenketho lokutya kunye nesiselo (i-aka culinary tourism and gastronomy tourism). Umnqophiso we-WFTA kukulondoloza nokukhuthaza iinkcubeko zokupheka ngokubuka iindwendwe nokhenketho. Rhoqo ngonyaka, umbutho ubonelela ngeenkqubo zobungcali kunye neenkonzo kwiingcali ezingama-200,000 kumazwe angama-150+. Umsebenzi kunye neenkqubo zoMbutho zilungelelaniswe neendawo zayo zokusebenza ezintandathu eziphambili ezibandakanya iNkcubeko yeCulinary; Uzinzo; IWayini & neziselo; EzoLimo nasemaphandleni; Impilo kunye nempilo; kunye neTekhnoloji.
NGOBONAIRE
Indawo yokuqala eBlue yehlabathi, ejikelezwe ngamanxweme adume ngokuntywila emanzini angaqhelekanga kunye nokukhanya kwelanga unyaka wonke, iSiqithi saseDutch Caribbean saseBonaire yindawo eyolo yolwandle yokuphuncuka enembali kunye nenkcubeko enemibala njengoyilo kunye neentlanzi zasetropiki. Ixesha elide elaziwa njengeparadesi ye-diver, ugxininiso oluhlaziyiweyo lweBonaire ekubhiyozeleni ulwandle lwayo olucocekileyo, indalo eninzi, kunye nelifa lemveli elityebileyo, liye lanceda ukuguqula indawo ekuyiwa kuyo ibe yinto enqabileyo, inkcubeko kunye ne-adventure. Ngoku likhaya kwindawo yokupheka, izinto ezithandwa yi-Michelin star talent ziye zamisela ezinye iindlela ezintsha eziqaqambileyo zokutya kwisiqithi, ngelixa iindawo zokuhlala eziphakamileyo ukusuka kwiivillas ukuya kwiihotele ze-boutique eziselwandle, zitsala abakhenkethi abahlukeneyo abavela kwihlabathi jikelele. Iindawo zokuhlala zezilwanyana zaseBonaire, iiPaki zeSizwe kunye neendawo ezinomdla, ukusuka kunxweme oluselunxwemeni oluselunxwemeni ukuya kwiindawo ezizaliswe yi-cactus ezizaliswe yintlango, kufuneka zityelele abathandi bendalo. Igcwele imisebenzi yangaphandle efana ne-kayaking, i-caving kunye ne-kite surfing, esi siqithi sikwayindawo enkulu yabantu abafuna i-adventure elungele ukuphononongwa. Njengohlaziyo lwezixhobo zayo ezimangalisayo zekorale, ukuquka ukuzibophelela ekusetyenzisweni ngokuzinzileyo kwemithombo yolwandle kunye nokusukela ngononophelo uphuhliso lwentlalo noqoqosho, ukubeka iBonaire njengesinye sezona ziqithi zilungele indalo kwiCaribbean.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The world’s first Blue Destination, surrounded by shores renowned for unrivaled scuba diving as well as year-round sunshine, the Dutch Caribbean Island of Bonaire is a blissful beach escape bursting with a history and culture as colorful as its architecture and tropical fish.
- Now home to a burgeoning culinary scene, the likes of Michelin star talent have anchored some brilliant new options for foodies on the island, while elevated accommodations from luxury villas to beachfront boutique hotels, are attracting a variety of sophisticated travelers from around the globe.
- The program was launched to give food lovers confidence to travel to new and unexpected food and beverage destinations by assessing, certifying, and promoting places that showcase their unique gastronomy and culinary culture to visitors.
