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20:36, 10-Jul-2017
Australian pub helping migrants settle
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A century-old pub in Australia, Inveresk Tavern, has launched a community kitchen program to empower migrants to integrate into the society, CGTN's Greg Navarro reports.
"Food is very much a cultural bridge and once you start eating someone else’s food you might start accepting other things about their culture – you might even strike a conversation if somebody serves you the food,” said Ella Dixon, CEO of Migrant Resource Centre Northern Tasmania.
Food can become the cultural bridge between different groups. /CGTN Screenshot
Food can become the cultural bridge between different groups. /CGTN Screenshot
Another advantage of the program is that it is completely self-sufficient, meaning it receives no community or state grants.
All of the money made will go into the next round of community kitchen.
Most of the kitchen staff spent years in refugee camps before landing in Australia.