By Palm Beach Business.com Staff

DELRAY BEACH — Chinese. Burmese. Indian. Pakistani. Bengali. Korean and Japanese.

Dancing. Singing. Fashion. Food and fun. That in a nutshell was the 14th annual Asian Food Fair and Cultural Show held Saturday and Sunday at Old School Square in Delray Beach. The event, organized by the Bangladesh Association of Florida, has become a fixture in the city.

Officials of the Bangladesh Association estimated total attendance to be between 7,000 and 8,000 over the two days.

“We are so proud to be hosting this event, and we look forward to doing so for many years to come,” said Delray Beach Mayor-elect Rita Ellis.

City Commissioner Brenda Montague said the festival “exemplifies everything we’re proud of. Whatever you need next year make your list now because we’re ready to help.”

Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff Koonce called the festival “one of the largest of its kind in America.

“This festival in Delray Beach is a wonderful way to celebrate who we are,” Koonce said.

The festival gave some entrepreneurs a venue for business. Nick Pradhan of West Palm Beach sold handcrafted Nepalese art pieces, including a pair metal lions almost guaranteed to protect your home.

Pradhan is wholesaling the items now but hopes to soon open a store.

Rane  Honablue of Deerfield Beach operates an Internet store she calls The Saffron Vail. At the fair, she sold Vietnamese lanterns, parasols, bamboo carrying bags and other Asian goods.

One customer asked how much for the lantern. “Ten dollars. I’ll give it to you for eight.” How about six, she’s asked. “Eight,” she replies.

On the recommendation of a friend, Suave Pham  of West Palm Beach operated a booth where he sold Vietnamese noodles, beef dishes, green beans and rice. Pham, who owns a hair salon, had dreams of opening his own restaurant but he found it “too much work.”

His business at the fair? “Not very good,” Pham says.