As the second edition of the Harare International Carnival roars into life this Friday, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has endorsed PaRoots Restaurant as the official carnival restaurant offering local traditional meals to the visiting delegates.

ZTA Head of Corporate Affairs Sugar Chagonda made the announcement during a tour of the restaurant by the 18 Carnival finalists who are vying for the Miss Carnival title.

“We want to expose our traditional cuisine to the visitors and PaRoots will be offering the service to the delegates that are coming from different corners of the world,” said Chagonda.

“We cannot talk of a rich destiny and heritage without talking of our traditional cuisine.”

The carnival will run from the 16th to the 25th.

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Take a look at pictures from the tour below.

Beulah Billie deputy marketing manager of PaRoots Restaurant welcomes the Miss Carnival models.
Abigale Mukono the director of PaRoots Restaurant shares a joke with the models.
Some of the Miss Carnival Queen models follow proceedings during the tour of the restaurant.
Miss Carnival Queen models pose for a photograph.
Amacimbi, a popular dish served at PaRoots Restaurant at the corner of Robert Mugabe and Kaguvi Street in Harare.
A model tastes macimbi at PaRoots Restaurant.
Models try their hand at traditional cooking in the restaurant kitchen.