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The best national and international rural chefs meet at the second edition of Terrae, that pays tribute to the Colombian Leonor Espinosa
The third edition of Terrae, the international rural gastronomy meeting, will return to Gran Canaria on the days 23, 24 y 25 March. An adventure that goes beyond what is a gastronomic event financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and organized by Vocento Gastronomía, which has become the reference space for the rural cuisine movement to share concerns, personal projects and experiences and raise our voices in defense of rural environments as generators of life and wealth.
Three days with many surprises in different spaces in the towns of Agüimes, Santa Lucía and Ingenio to which more than 50 chefs who have their roots and their vital project in the rural world, to live alongside around twenty local producers and experts, sharing concerns and pending challenges.
Covering the entire national territory, with representation of rural chefs from the 17 Spanish autonomous communities, Terrae will offer a map of the current situation of rural areas and the role that gastronomy plays in them as an engine of social and economic dynamization.. In parallel, The experience of neighboring countries will be available with the presence of chefs from rural Portugal., Italian and American.
Besides, in its third edition, Terrae will honor the Colombian chef Leonor Espinosa (LEO, Bogota), the most recognized chef in Latin America and an example of connection with producers and territories.
“Gran Canaria Me Gusta is the vehicle for the promotion of our product and our gastronomy; thanks to intense work, has become a key driver of our economy in just a few years”, explained during the presentation the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, who added that the collaboration with Vocento to turn Gran Canaria into the meeting point of rural cuisine began last year “with unbeatable results”, and therefore “It is a pleasure to present a new edition with more than 50 specialized media that come to the Southeast region, to a totally different ecosystem than the one they experienced last year in the North of the Island, and at the same time full of wealth and opportunities”. “You will be able to understand why we are known as a miniature continent, going from banana trees and plantations that require water to this area known as the granary of Gran Canaria, and delving a little deeper into this Atlantic menu that we can boast of”, Morales concluded..
For your part, the head of Vocento Gastronomía, Benjamin Lara, went into the details of a program that, as he said “exceeds last year's”, and that brings to Gran Canaria more than 50 chefs from the rural environment among whom the large number of star chefs stood out, and in many cases from island environments. “In Spanish cuisine in recent times 15 years the strongest movement is that of rural cuisine, and there are more and more countries paying attention to what we do, That's why they are garnering stars and international recognition., because the most powerful concept is that of authenticity”, assured. “In a society increasingly full of copies, we seek a connection with the authentic and the kitchen still treasures it., because neither the smell nor the taste can still travel through social networks. You have to try it” Lara stated, who concluded that “within this movement, Terrae is the plenary session in which its protagonists meet, and they come with great enthusiasm to be able to meet and feel accompanied and inspired”.
