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The Indonesian Embassy in Sarajevo once again participated in the Diplomatic Winter Bazaar (DWB) 2024 at Mirza Delibasic Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday (7/12).

According to a press release from the Indonesian Embassy in Sarajevo, this event is a social event organized by diplomatic circles in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This year, DWB was attended by around 50 foreign representatives as well as 18 private vendors and sponsors,and was attended by 15,000 visitors.

Indonesia has participated in DWB since 2011, and 2024 is Indonesia's 3rd participation since the re-implementation of DWB after the pandemic. Indonesia's participation in DWB 2024 is a gastro-diplomacy effort in order to support the Indonesia Spice up the World programme.

During the event, the Indonesian Embassy in Sarajevo promoted Indonesian delights, such as chicken satay, bakso (meatball), and rendang, as well as Indonesian snacks, such as risoles, pastels, bakwan (vegetable fritters), onde-onde (glutinous rice flour balls), dadar gulung (rolled coconut crepes), banana bolen, and kue lumpur (mud cake).

In addition, there are a number of Indonesian handicrafts, such as batik scarves, batik blouses, rattan bags, fans, pencil cases, key chains, and more.

The Indonesian Embassy in Sarajevo said that the enthusiasm of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community to taste Indonesian specialties was so high that the food and snacks provided had run out before the event closed. Some visitors also recognized Indonesian specialties.

The Indonesian Embassy in Sarajevo hopes that the brief experience felt by visitors can further encourage interest and curiosity to visit Indonesia.