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The Canary Islands held a day of presentations by renowned chefs, producers, sommeliers and disseminators, aimed at highlighting the excellence of the archipelago's productions
With the aim of highlighting the excellence of the agri-food products of the islands, he Government of the Canary Islands offered, within the framework of Gourmets Salon, in Madrid, a gastronomic journey led by renowned chefs, producers, sommeliers and disseminators, with which we seek to conquer the most demanding palates of the visitors to this event, considered the most powerful in the high-quality food and beverage sector in Europe.
One of the great bets of the regional Executive in this 37th edition is the initiative 'A trip through the Canary Islands‘, inaugurated today by the Minister of Agriculture, Cattle raising, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty, Narvay Quintero, and organized by Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), the public company Management of the Rural Environment of the Canary Islands (GMR Canarias), and the General Directorate of Fisheries, with the support of Binter, Aquanaria y Proexca. An experience in which professionals in this sector are invited to participate in a sensory journey through the flavors and a representation of the star products of the archipelago..
Since the 11:00 hours and late into the afternoon, Five presentations coordinated by the chef are offered Braulio Simancas, accompanied by tastings, that have started with the magical combination of Canarian products, and the new creative cuisine of the chefs Miguel Valdiviezo y Rosalía Díaz, Peruvian cook based in Tenerife that offers the culinary essence of its country of origin through island productions.
The second “plato” of the day, aimed at putting the value of the fishing tradition of Canary Islands and the artisanal nature of its fishing sector, It has been a proposal from the Department of Fisheries that aims to make tunas and other seafood products visible., from the hand of two Michelin Stars from the islands, how are they Adrian Bosch y Abraham Ortega, together with the professional fisherman Yeray Ramos.
This was not the only fishing product shown on this route by Canary Islands, since the masters of the stove María José Martínez y Borja Marrero They presented different culinary proposals made with the highest quality sea bass., with the collaboration of the aquaculture company Aquanaria.
On the other hand, el to remember, one of the most distinctive products of the islands and a central element of traditional and avant-garde Canarian pastries, is the protagonist of the talk Braulio Simancas, y Alexis Garcia, recently awarded best Master Pastry Artisan from Spain, to those who are accompanied by the winery Sandra Armas.
The closing of this journey through the gourmet products of Canary Islands, the sommelier will put it on, teacher and communicator Meritxell Fergueras, along with physics, meteorologist and Antena3 presenter, Himar González, with an intervention that invites you to discover the volcanic treasures of the archipelago: the wines and the landscapes that they make up, which occupy a prominent place in this fair.
These culinary proposals were paired with wine productions from the islands' PDOs., commented by the ICCA technician, José Luis González.
During the session, the CEO of GMR Canarias, Juan Antonio Alonso, highlighted that “he Gourmets Salon It is a unique opportunity that we take advantage of from this public company, through brand Volcanic Xperience, in collaboration with the Cabildos, to promote the brands of the islands and put Canarian producers in contact with the commercial and distribution sector, in order to reinforce the positioning of the islands' gastronomic jewels in other markets”.
For your part, the director of the ICCA, Luis Arraez Guadalupe, made a very positive assessment of these first two days of the event, “It is used to establish contacts with new clients”. “More than a hundred companies participate or are represented in Gourmets that offer fresh and, above all, processed, “whose differentiated quality manages to compensate for the remoteness and insularity of the islands to be located on the Peninsula and other destinations”.
