⚫ Have you ever experienced black food?

Black hotdog

Black cake

Black icecream

To name a few...

If so, than join us and sample some of your favorite dishes or discover new ones!

If not, now is the time to treat yourself to the latest tasty black foods and beverage trends.

⚫ What Is Black Food?

Black food is not just artificially colored regular food…

Think about it, the finest black coffee, decadent dark chocolates, lushes black berries, and sweet and sour balsamic vinegar are just some of the more common black foods you are already familiar with. But have you ever tried black bread, black garlic, black corn, or black drinks?

Indulge in a new and unique culinary dimension.

⚫ What’s On?

Sample all the black food and beverages Helsinki has to offer and take home the ones you love.

⚫ Who’s Who?

Exhibitors (in progress):

Åby Foods - black Liquorice Crisp (crispbreads)

Gelato Fantasia - black waffles

Leipomo Rosten - black pumpernikkeli

Chilicum - world champion black chili sauce

Pure Shots Danmark - black liqueur

Lappi Jäätelö - black ice cream

Embassy of Hungary, Helsinki / Magyarország Nagykövetsége Helsinki w. Hungarian (black) products: black candy Negro, black liquor Unicum, black "Puszta Paella" (black rice dish)

Tortillas La Familia Oy Ltd - original Mexican food

Biohana - black cakes, black garlic and more

Greenbake - black Karjalanpiirakka

Must Küüslauk - Black Garlic from Estonia

Kuninguste Talupood ja Kohvik - Balsamico made with black spruce sprout syrup and apple vinegar, Spruce Sprout Balsamico, Black elderberry syrup, Black dandelion syrup, Black Martin Chocolate (Black chocolate with hemp seeds and active carbon), Black Martin jam (Black liquorice jam)

Ravintola Fat Lizard - cricket broth with forest mushroom

Feri's - Sausages and Beer Shop - Black Sausages

Coconut Street - Black Vegan Dishes + Dessert: CHOCOLATE + UBE - Moist Chocolate Cake, Ube Dulce de Leche glazed with dark cacao (Lactose-free, Vegetarian), LEMON + BLACK SESAME + MISO CARAMEL - black sesame and lemon cake with miso caramel and black sesame-grilled pepita crumble (Vegan)

Raikastamo - Black Kola

TokyoStreet.org - Black Japanese Dish, Black Tonic

Malmgård Products - Black organic lakritsi

Lángos - Black Hungarian Street Food ("Mákos tészta", Poppyseed pasta, Black soup, Langosh)

Cafetoria roastery - Black Local, freshly roasted coffee

Chipa - Black Argentinian chipas (cheeseballs)

Design:

Black Food Festival Team - black t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts (https://www.blackfoodfest.com/online-store)

Patamies - black cast iron products

ASMI - black bags, jewelry, black design items

2 x ilo - black paper products

The bar of Kellohalli will serve black beers and black liquors.

Our Sponsors:

Pumppernikkeli (black biscuit)

SPLAT (black toothpaste)

⚫ Juried Competition

Who is going to be the winner of the Black Food of The Year and Black Drink of The Year Awards?

Jury Members will be: the Finnish TV chef, restaurant owner Akseli Herlevi, Stefano Petri (Slow Food Helsinki), Jella Bertell (Vaimomatskuu blog), Erkki Häme (Pien Shop & Bar), Kiss Mariann (Private chef, New York City, Hungary).

Host of the event will be: Anikó Lehtinen journalist, teacher at Laurea and restaurant-lover.

Please contact info@blackfoodfest.com if you would like to participate as an exhibitor or you have any question.

Location: Kellohalli (https://kellohalli.fi), Työpajankatu 2 rakennus 1 e, 00580 Helsinki

We keep you informed about the Exhibitors and their Black product they bring. There will be several vegan options. Follow our Facebook event!

Our event is child-friendly, you don't have to buy ticket under the age 12.

We recommend to buy your ticket online in advance.

Advance ticket price: 12 EUR

Feri's - Sausages and Beer Shop: 11 EUR

Ticket price at the door: 15 EUR

Ticket includes:

• Enter to the Festival
• Program of Black Food of the Year Competition
• Extra Program after 9 PM (see bellow)

You need to pay for the food and the drink at the exhibitor's stand, but some free tasting will be provided by the exhibitors.

More information: http://blackfoodfest.com

Join our Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2250991305160888/

After the Festival from 9 PM we will give you a special extra program powered by FinnAgora (Finnish Institute in Hungary) and TelepArt Mobility Support:

Finnish-Hungarian Audio-Visual Art Performance related to Experimental Culinary Adventures - with DJ Infragandhi (from Hungary).