This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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Borshch Cook-off
In-person
Culinary & food History & heritage MuseumDate and time
Location
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar, BC
Directions: 112 Heritage Way Castlegar, BC, Canada V1N 4M5 Right across the highway from the Castlegar airport!.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
The DDC’s Borshch Cook-off features up to fifteen cooks from around the Kootenay and Boundary regions. Each cook is required to prepare and bring multiple gallons of borshch from their home to serve to our judges and visitors who attend the event. The event runs from 11am to 2pm, with the judging component taking place from 11am to 12pm and the public segment running from 12am to 2pm. The Borshch Cook-off is a celebration of heritage and cultural diversity in the West Kootenays. The event brings together people from the province of British Columbia. Everyone who attends the Cook-off can experience and taste numerous varieties of borshch, while learning about the Doukhobors’ history, local heritage, as well as Eastern European foodways. The Cook-off brings people together through a cultural food celebration. We hope to see you there!
Organizer
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre is a local historical site that is dedicated to educating and illuminating the history and culture of the Doukhobor people. Our museum holds over 1600 artifacts that showcase said history and culture of the Doukhobors. The museum is modeled after traditional Doukhobor communal villages that were build throughout the Kootenay and Boundary regions and continues to welcome visitors from all over the world!