Tiger Street Food Festival

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The Tiger Street Food Festival is a food ceremony in Nigeria. The festival was created to promote the street food experience and is sponsored by Tiger Beer, a product of Nigerian Breweries. [1]

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History

The Tiger Street Food Festival debuted in December 2020 in the federal capital Abuja. [2]

The first edition of the 2021 Tiger Street Food Festival was held in April at Cubana Lounge in New Owerri, Imo state. It was attended by Nigerian performers such as Bella Shmurda and Xbusta. The Tiger Street Food Festival held its second edition in July 2021 in IBB Square in Markudi, Benue State. Many Nigerian celebrities attended the festival, including Peruzzi, DJ Big N, DJ Tony, MC Smart, and Rapizo. [3]

Festivity

The Tiger Street Food Festival features food prepared by various vendors such as Zhie’s Cuisine, Annie’s Kitchen Events, Kitchen Chronicles, and Maozy Foods. [4] Mobile restaurants, or food trucks, are present during the festival.

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References

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  2. Enitan (2020-12-13). "Foodgasms in Abuja as Tiger Beer Uncages Street Food Festival". BHM. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. "Peruzzi, DJ Big N, DJ Tony, MC Smart, Rapizo and others to take over Makurdi for Tiger Beer Street Food Festival". Pulse Nigeria. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. "Tiger Street Food Festival Revs Up For Owerri Edition". Independent. 2021-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)