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While visitors may look for art galleries and sculptures to give
an idea of local art, Phuket has world class pastry chefs in many
of the five star hotels and resorts that create unique award winning
ice sculptures and pastries that attract the eye as well as the
appetite.
Recently, Laguna Phuket sponsored the annual Sea Turtle Conservation
Release where hundreds of infant sea turtles, raised in hatcheries
operated by the Royal Thai Navy, were sent scattering into the Andaman
Sea in front of the Dusit Laguna Resort. As this species of turtle
is close to extinction due to harvesting for their valuable shells
and meat, each year the Laguna Phuket cluster of resorts, raises
community awareness of the need to protect these turtles who have
lived in local waters for thousands of years.
And as all events in Thailand, the event must be fun so the five
resorts at Laguna Phuket compete with one another to make the most
unique, remarkable pastry which commemorates the occasion.
Five large turtle themed cakes are constructed and the lucky winner,
which this year was the Banyan Tree Phuket, gets eaten by the hundreds
of participants.
While having a holiday on Phuket, check out the bakeries and pastry
shops in major hotels to see the art of local pastry.
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