Philippine-style egg rolls, guava juice from Taiwan and Chinese red-bean pastries are some of the world of flavors that will be served at this weekend's International Festival.

Ethnic foods are a highlight of the annual celebration of the state's diversity in culture and ethnic heritage. The festival was established in 1976 and is hosted by the Nationalities Council of Indiana.

In their second year participating, members of the Stergiopoulos family, owners of two Greek Islands restaurants here, are extending their authentic approach with imported foods; an authentic Greek artist, Avra; and a tiny version of the Greek coffee shop, Kafenio.

Chef Angela Stergiopoulos said the family's Greek display will be stocked with olive oils, coffees, pastas, peppers, candies and chocolate imported from Greece. Her brother, George Stergiopoulos, said he'll also sell the popular Greek sodas, which are made with the juice of oranges, lemons and other fruits.

"It's a way to extend our culture to everybody," said George Stergiopoulos, who describes the international event as an "enlightenment weekend."

The family will sell also Greek coffee and baklava, which is layers of chopped nuts, phyllo dough and a syrup.

While the Stergiopoulos family is relatively new to the fest, the Barangay Club of Indiana has been part of it since the beginning. The group annually provides food and cultural booths at the festival.

Incoming club president Marlon Alfonso said the club represents more than 420 Philippine families and plans to expand its membership to Bloomington and Evansville.

The club's food booth this year will feature the familiar Philippine egg rolls and noodles and other dishes.

"It takes a lot of people," said Alfonso, adding that the food booth alone requires about 10 volunteers to operate.

Other groups that have registered to have booths with a sampling of ethnic foods include: American Turkish Association of Indiana, Burma Cultural, Cocobongos, DiSano's Italian Ice, German-American Klub, Indy Burrito, Omo-Obokun ACRC, Tastes of Congo & World Cuisine, West Indian Association, American Turkish Association of Indiana, Sakura Japanese Restaurant, Pakistan Cricket Club of Indy and El Morocco Restaurant.

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