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The Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair is preparing its 13th edition that will give exclusive prominence to Canarian professionals
The Gran Canaria Fair I Like It celebrates its 13th edition this year, reinforcing its position as the reference event for the primary sector, the agri-food industry and local gastronomy. And this year it does, besides, prioritizing local talent over nationally or internationally renowned professionals. So, the Gran Canaria Fair I Like It will take place on Friday 8 to sunday 10 of May in the Agüimes Fairgrounds, in which it will be its premiere in the southeast of Gran Canaria.
The president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, He assured that this fair “is a stage to show the excellence of local and local products.”, the product of the country, with more and more activities and experts to publicize artisanal production and the enhancement of local products”.
Among these experts, some of the professionals behind the seven Michelin stars it currently has Gran Canaria, “reflection of the sector's commitment to quality”, but also from other islands. And it is that, as a novelty, This edition “opens to the rest of the archipelago, inviting other islands to add the cuisines of the entire Canary Islands, but always maintaining the absolute prominence of the product of Gran Canaria”, as explained by the Minister of Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Crafts, Minerva Alonso, who clarified that this measure responds to the intention of giving more visibility to the generational change and to value the quality and creativity of the archipelago's cuisine..
So, will participate in this edition of the Gran Canaria Fair I Like It, come on bosses Nelson Pérez, from Nelson restaurant; Alexander Herrera, of the Flavor; the palmero pastry chef Ruben Zulay; Pedro Nel Restrepo, from the Tenerife restaurant Etéreo; o Alexis Neketa, Neketán Pastry Chef, among many others.
A quality primary sector
The Gran Canaria Fair I Like It not only seeks to facilitate the marketing of local products, encourage local consumption and strengthen relationships between producers and companies in the island economic fabric; It also tries to give visibility and value to the primary sector, bringing local products closer to citizens through a gastronomic program that includes live demonstrations, specialized tastings and workshops, as well as facilitating its direct sale.
The event will have 17 stands of town halls and others 46 exhibitors, in addition to three adjoining tents dedicated to meats Gran Canaria, gastronomic exhibitions and children's workshops. The insular director of Agriculture, Cattle raising, and Fishing of Gran Canaria, Alejandro Baez, The configuration of the fair around two main classrooms stood out, to which is added a renovated Wine Classroom, with greater surface area for tasting sessions.
Ultimately, “a design that will allow visitors to sit and taste specific dishes where the star product is the center of the preparation” and in which, both the 'Aula Carne de Gran Canaria', such as the 'Much more than fishing' space will highlight livestock products and artisanal fish "and the importance of their direct consumption".
In this context, underlined the importance of an “increasingly sustainable” livestock sector, achieving that more than 70% of the meat consumed on the islands passes through the slaughterhouses of Gran Canaria, thanks to working closely with local associations and markets”.
In addition to the prominence of local chefs, This 13th edition of the fair also includes other new features, such as changing the format of gastronomic exhibitions: compared to traditional four-hand cooking, This year, in the 'You to you' workshops, renowned gastronomic journalists will serve as “pinches” from great chefs of the islands.
As in previous editions, The event will have a revitalization program that includes children's workshops led by the MasterChef Junior finalist 11, Sophie Arellano, fruit art activities promoted by SPAR Gran Canaria and tastings of artisan beers and cheeses, among other attractive activities for the attending public.
There will also be a tasting and restaurant space with food trucks., that will allow you to rest, and at the same time, taste local products, thus completing the visitor experience.
The Ticketing It is already active on the official website feriagrancanariamegusta.es, although they can also be purchased at a price of 1,50 euros at the event box office itself. On the same website, access to the reservation form for children's activities and the complete program of planned activities is available..
The Fair is promoted and financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and organized by Infect, Gran Canaria Fair. It has Cajasiete as an official collaborator and with the collaboration of the project Gran Canaria I like it, the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce and the Agüimes Town Hall. Besides, SPAR Gran Canaria is a sponsor of the fair and Equipatel, official team sponsor.
