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Throughout the weekend Gran Canaria Me Gusta hosts dozens of activities, workshops, tastings and exhibitions for all audiences
The Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair opened its doors this Friday with a large influx of public. On your first morning, more than 2.500 people discovered the flavors of the land through tastings and workshops, but also thanks to the producers and companies themselves that, throughout the weekend, show their products in the large exhibition area.
Among the objectives of the Fair, that of promoting “the meeting between marketers and producers and combining all kilometer products 0 with local gastronomy that has experienced significant development in recent years”, stated the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, during the opening of this event.
With “more producers and more town councils than ever”, and in general, with the presence of “all the agents involved in the development of a key and strategic sector for the island of Gran Canaria”, The fair thus stands as the perfect space to raise awareness among the population “and to move towards the food sovereignty that we aim for on this island.”. “Here are the roots, what maintains our essence as an island and as a people, what we cannot give up, because we cannot depend on the outside; the more we have our own production, “The more guarantees we have in the face of a crisis to respond from the isolation that an island represents”, the president said.
During the tour he took through the exhibition area, Morales hoped that this year the figure of 13.000 visitors of the last edition, and encouraged the people of Gran Canaria to enjoy this fair in which, “In addition to being able to buy local products at reasonable prices, directly in many cases to the producer, “We are contributing to the sustainable development of the rural world of the island of Gran Canaria”.
Promoted and financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and organized by Infecar, Gran Canaria Fair, this meeting that has been held annually for more than ten years, “It is an essential instrument that we are developing with a committed, thriving sector and within the framework of an important strategy for local gastronomy”, the president pointed out.
Chefs with star and product
Friday morning was marked by the incessant coming and going of the first curious people and lovers of gastronomy and local products., eager to attend the gastronomic exhibitions in which prominent chefs and pastry chefs delighted the public with creative and flavorful proposals.
Dana Joher and José Javier Rodríguez inaugurated the stage with sweet preparations inspired by the island's products. It was followed by an exhibition of fusion cuisine by Christian Ramírez, Domingo Juárez and Manuel Vilariño, where Canarian techniques and ingredients were mixed with world cuisines. The morning closed with a surprising proposal that united Italy and Korea through a single mass, presented by Teresa Moon with support from Panna & Pomodoro.
In parallel, The area dedicated to the primary sector offered presentations and tastings that highlighted representative products of Gran Canaria., like honey, potatoes and fresh products from kilometer zero. Besides, all morning, Visitors were able to enjoy commented tastings, samples and experiences around local meats, DOP wines and artisanal fishing.
The awards ceremony for the XIX Gran Canaria Official Honey Contest that will take place this afternoon will close this first day of the fair, which will continue tomorrow, from the 9:30 hours in Infecar with different exhibitions by chefs like Lolo Román, Adrian Garcia, Francesca Hunt y, as a main course, that of Michelin Star chef Jordi Cruz, that on Saturday afternoon will offer an exhibition titled 'Jordi Cruz, straight to the palate'.
In addition to the exhibition area, in which 110 production companies, associations, cooperatives and 20 town halls, They will show their products during the weekend, Many of the Gran Canarian chefs will exhibit their culinary art and representatives of the primary sector will hold several specific activities to promote fruits such as papaya., the meats, the wines, the cheeses and artisanal fishing of Gran Canaria. This year there will also be the presence of two artisans from the island -Mira Cerámica and Embarradarte-, that will give visibility to their work at the FEDAC stand, Fund for Ethnography and the Development of Canarian Crafts.
One of the novelties of this edition is the celebration of the 1st Employment and Gastronomy Meeting held today within the framework of the Fair, a forum in which they have participated 300 students and teachers from nine centers, who have exchanged vocations with three leading professionals in the sector: the chef José Luis Espino, the sommelier Alba Bernal, and the also chef Manuel Vilariño, who showed their experience to the students.
Organized by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria with the collaboration of the Chamber of Commerce, Infect, Gran Canaria Fair and the Innova Gastrocan Cluster, This meeting proposes to generate common spaces where companies, professionals and students can dialogue, learn and explore new development opportunities.
On the other hand, during the three days of the fair, The smallest attendees will also have a special place at the fair: you will be able to enjoy a special dynamism, as several representations of the Cancionero Isleño, and children's workshops, among which those offered by the winner of MasterChef Junior stand out 11, Valentina Salazar.
Tickets to the Fair can be purchased throughout the weekend, at a symbolic cost of 1,50 euros, on the official website fairgrancanariamegusta.es or directly at the box office.
The Fair has Cajasiete as an official collaborator and with the collaboration of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta initiative and the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce. This edition of 2025 Its sponsors are SPAR Gran Canaria and Hiperdino, and Comercial Naranjo as equipment sponsor.
