Initially, the Rolex Festival was a tourism idea hatched by Enid Mirembe while a contestant in the Miss Tourism annual pageant; “idea was to promote food tourism; rolex is a food that unites us,” she once noted in an interview.
In Uganda, rolex may not necessarily mean a watch! In fact, you may find that the watch brand Rolex is not as famous, Instead, it is a snack of eggs omellette and vegetables rolled in a chapatti.
The 4th edition of the rolex festical on Sunday was held at the Lugogo Cricket Oval and it was a success.
Yet, three editions later, Ugandans had bought into the idea that much that the previous location, the Ugandan Museum grew small for the crowds that always turned up – this year, the organizers moved to a bigger Lugogo Cricket Oval.
By 3:00pm, the venue was filled beyond capacity as revellers lined up at the gate to access the premises.
Over the years, the cuisine of eggs omelette and vegetables rolled in a chapati, also known as rolex, has continued capturing the imaginations of foodies across the globe. At one point, it was listed in world magazines as one of the foods globe trotters had to try out.
The festival this year attracted a bigger number of exhibitors that included Kenyan, Indian and South African chefs; all these had their own take of the rolex, some made it with beef while others were making it with chicken and more spices than the ordinary roadside one many are accustomed to.
