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The fourth edition of the Worldcanic congress began in the Jameos del Agua auditorium to gather on the island, until wednesday, to volcanologists, producers and chefs of the old continent
PHOTOS: Adriel Perdomo
If the famous singer, married to famous footballer, who said that about Spain It smells like garlic, if I came to the island these days I would assert, without hesitation, what Lanzarote smells like volcanic cuisine. Although, In fact, this is always like this. Just once a year, since three, we put more emphasis on it.
This Monday it started in the auditorium of Jameos del Agua, one of the wonders that the immortal bequeathed to the island Cesar Manrique, the fourth edition of the congress Worldcanic to gather on the island, until wednesday, to volcanologists, producers and chefs of the old continent, arrived from Iceland, Italia, Portugal, Greece y Spain.
The objective of Worldcanic is knowing the diversity, uniqueness and richness of cuisines and volcanic ecosystems and in the first session it was the turn, nothing more and nothing less, what about the restaurant Enjoy, in Barcelona, recently declared the best restaurant in the world, hand in hand with one of the members of the Catalan trident, Oriol Castro.
Cooking and science
The scientific presentations were given by the French geographer and volcanologist, creator of the first world foundation dedicated to mitigating risks in volcanic areas, Anne Fornier, who has delved into the scientific specificities of the old continent. And the researcher of the National Institute of Volcanology of Bologna, Antonio Costa, that has delved into the history of human beings and their relationships with volcanological phenomena, focusing on Phlegraean Fields, this supervolcano, with a magma chamber a thousand times larger than that of a conventional volcano and, therefore, with has the largest and most voluminous eruptions of the Tierra.
For your part, the catalan Albert Raurich, of Two Chopsticks, presented his latest research with aloe vera, while the Guiseppe Lannotti He entered the landscape of the Italian Campania.
During the day he received the award Worldcanic 2024 the master sommelier and specialist in volcanic wines, the canadian, John Szabo, who will offer on Wednesday a presentation-tasting on the volcanic wines of Europa.
Worldcanic It is an event organized by Vocento Gastronomy, Taste Lanzarote, Group GSR and the Lanzarote Town Council with the sponsorship of the Art Centers, Culture and Tourism.
