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OP-ANACEF presents, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, recipes shared by African chefs with seafood caught by their fleet
Six chefs Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Angola They share recipes for typical dishes from their respective countries using fish and cephalopods legally caught by the OP-ANACEF fleet as raw materials. (vessels with a base port in the capital of Gran Canaria), how are they, For example, the octopus, the Argentine pota, the black squid, the brotola, black hake and horse mackerel.
This project is presented on Tuesday 10 from December to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (from the 12.00, on the Rooftop of the Catalina Plaza Sustainable Hotel), and there you can taste the recipes shared and integrated into a recipe book available on the web for free.: https://welikefish.com
This action of gastronomic promotion and promotion of foods that come from the sea is completed with the publication of said recipe book., in which the keys to preparing those typical and delicious dishes of Western African gastronomy are offered.
This project is part of the campaign We like fish, that the aforementioned entity, the fishing producers organization (OP) ANACEF, has been deployed for several years to promote the consumption of fishing products in the Canary Islands, one of the Spanish territories with the lowest per capita consumption of fish, despite being an archipelago and being located in the western Atlantic.
On that date, Each chef will tell a personal story about their professional career and their life linked to the sea, at the same time that he will explain the main characteristics of the dish that he has decided to present on this occasion.
The talk with the participating chefs will be moderated by the Canarian journalist and food critic Francisco Belin.
The chefs selected for this authentic experience are: Nicole Sanchez Tavarez (of Senegal), Ismael Bouattou (from Morocco, who runs his own restaurant, You have mano), Kahtan Lehaf (from Mauritania, in the kitchens of the renowned Tafarit Sunhouse restaurant); Napoleon Valente (from Angola and with a gastronomic project with the same name in Lisbon), y Mirna Vieira (from Guinea Bissau). On behalf of Ida Cham (well-known businesswoman and person in charge of the Yabouy Home Cooking project in Gambia), Lamin Fatty will attend, sent by the Gambian Embassy in Spain.
Collaboration with Africa
In the year 1993, OP-ANACEF is established in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the main port of the central Atlantic, with the purpose of integrating and defending the interests of national shipowners operating in the rich waters of West Africa. They are shipowners committed to sustainability and technological innovation., and represent a fleet that works tirelessly to guarantee access to a quality marine food source.
Throughout all these years, OP-ANACEF has had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with local African fishermen, to learn their traditional techniques and share their own practices of sustainable management of marine resources. This exchange has not only strengthened responsible fishing, but it has allowed us to discover other cultures and strengthen ties between different communities. OP-ANACEF recalls that each fishing agreement with Africa reflects not only a commitment to the conservation of marine resources, but also respect for the cultural and natural wealth of the neighboring continent. For all this, This fleet operates with a deep purpose and always weaving ties of sustainability with northwest Africa.
