Flavours of Auburn and Beyond

Overview

There are few places in Sydney offering the culinary diversity of Auburn. On the main drag alone, you can try bread from four Middle Eastern nations, sample Ethiopian dishes and dig into Chinese dumplings. To celebrate, Auburn and its surrounding communities are hosting a month-long Flavours festival, happily coinciding with Sydney's Good Food Month.

Travel backwards in time to 1930s Shanghai over a three-course dinner, while dressed in Qipao costumes, learning traditional dance moves and taking part in a spring roll-making workshop. Spend a couple of hours tasting your way around Africa to the sounds and sights of live performers. Or settle into a four-course high tea, showcasing sweet treats and hot beverages from Ethiopia, Southern China, Iraq and Afghanistan.

And don't miss the grand finale: an epic feast called African Nights Meets Prince of Persia. It's hosted by the House of Welcome, an independent organisation which has been helping people seeking asylum since 2001. Also on the programme are loads of cooking classes and food tours. Get amongst it.