{"id":330447,"date":"2024-10-07T14:46:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=330447"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:40:36","slug":"wato-festival-celebrates-dominican-cooking-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/wato-festival-celebrates-dominican-cooking-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"WATO festival celebrates Dominican cooking tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330449\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-330449\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nyanda-Peltier-Charles-642x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"449\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nyanda Peltier-Charles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparations are underway to host Dominica\u2019s only outdoor cooking event, \u2018WATO\u2019\u00a0which means fire in Dominica\u2019s Kalinago language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event which is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Rosalie Bay Resort &amp; Spa is held annually and forms part of the calendar of events for the 2024 Independence Celebrations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to \u2018WATO\u2019 creator Chef Nyana Peltier-Charles, during a press conference held recently, many people don&#8217;t understand the concept WATO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cMy intention was to really keep that outdoor cooking tradition alive in Dominica,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe event started with 20 of my friends in the heights of Pointe Michel and has now turned out into this unique experience with way more than 20 people,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peltier-Charles continued, \u00a0\u201cAt WATO you are given all of your ingredients, everything local. All the meats are local and you are given three stones and your firewood and you cook for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, she mentioned that last year her team brought in some chefs from different Caribbean islands and has decided to bring them back this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis year we are going to have seven chefs from different islands,\u201d Peltier-Charles revealed. \u201cWe have Bequia, St Lucia, Barbados, St Maarten, and Martinique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, she said WATO will be celebrated under the theme: \u201cBouyon Love\u201d, a theme chosen in homage to Dominica\u2019s Bouyon music, \u201cand our one pot which is also called a bouyon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entertainment is expected to come from the Sakis Lapo Kabwit, The Karina Dancers, cultural dancers, and the Circus of Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event are available via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ticketpal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/ticketpal.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728570874277000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QO4lkE1euyUXJQxNZv-Fd\">ticketpal.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Preparations are underway to host Dominica\u2019s only outdoor cooking event, \u2018WATO\u2019\u00a0which means fire in Dominica\u2019s Kalinago language. 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