Around 30 people lined up for the fare, with the event following on from a Congolese lunch that was served last month as part of Harmony Week.

The program, run by the Albury-Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau, will hold similar lunches each month highlighting a different culture's cuisine until the end of 2021, with Indian food taking the stage next month.

Cultural exchange program officer Lou Newman said that the lunch was fully booked and they had to make a waiting list to keep up with demand.

"It's just lovely the amount of people that have wanted to attend. I think next month we'll probably need to cater for more people if we're allowed," she said.

"The day is basically encouraging people to come together so that we can learn about new cultures, experience new food, hear other people's stories, make new friends and just celebrate the diversity in our community."

Ms Newman managed to recruit her star chefs, Ganga McNamara and Kamail Bhujel, during a trip she took to Albury TAFE.

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Mrs McNamara said she was excited to be a part of the cultural exchange program and for the opportunity to share her culture's cuisine.

"I feel very good about doing this, I love cooking and I love talking with the people. I also like trying to cook other culture's food," she said.

AWVRB also have a van called Kitchen in the Hood which will take the different cuisines on the road around the Border.

"It's all ready to go and we hope to get a nice mix of all different cultures that can use the van for different events," Ms Newman said.

The lunch event received financial assistance from Albury City Council and the Department of Social Service's Rural Regional Pathway Project.