Author Archives: Camilla.Unesco

Tourist and Gastronomic Route

Cheeses from Central Portugal There is a new Tourist and Gastronomic Route to discover in the Central region of Portugal, which invites you to embrace traditions and flavours, and already has 43 members, nine routes and more than 50 unique experiences. The common denominator are the cheeses with the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) from […]

Mediterranean Diet Fair

– September 7 to 10, 2023 From the 7th to the 10th of September, Tavira will be staging another edition of the Mediterranean Diet Fair.  The event will be offering a varied programme which is the result of an extensive partnership between the entities involved. Attended by official bodies and delegates from regional, national and […]

10 years of the Mediterranean Diet in Tavira and Portugal

In Baku, on 4 December 2013, the Mediterranean diet of 7 countries was recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.  To mark the 10th anniversary, Tavira Municipality throughout this year will publicise messages every fortnight from the partners/bodies who have contributed to or undertaken projects to safeguard the Mediterranean diet.  Various national, regional and local entities […]

Municipality of Tavira organises handicrafts

food, folklore and wine-tasting workshops  Under the “Valorising – Sustainability Support Line” programme, the Municipality of Tavira proposed the project “Tavira and the Mediterranean Diet: A Sustainable Tourism Destination. In this context, experimental workshops were planned based on the customs and traditions of the Mediterranean diet within the scope of handicrafts, folklore, food and wine […]

Touring the Algarve through the History of Paladares

“𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯és da His𝐭ó𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬” On Friday, June 16th, at the Sotavento Delegation of Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Fisheries Algarve, we will be talking with: Deana Barroqueiro for “Touring the Algarve through the History of Palate”. The program includes a visit to the CEAT ( Tavira Agricultural Experimentation Center) Fruit Collections, at 9.30 am, and a […]

Gazpacho

A very summery traditional Spanish recipe One of the typical dishes of Mediterranean cuisine is the Gazpacho, originally from the autonomous community of Andalusia.This “cold soup” of vegetables has many variations, due to regional and/or personal preferences. It is traditionally prepared as a mixture of tomato and other ingredients such as cucumber, pepper, onion, garlic, […]

Matera, Food Districts Celebrate International Day of Sustainable Gastronomy

Seven years ago, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 18 as the International Day of Sustainable Gastronomy, recognized as an expression and opportunity for the protection of the world’s natural and cultural diversity, as well as an opportunity for the concrete realization of the 2030 Agenda Goals. Gastronomic art, when it takes into account […]

Food & Climate Shapers Boot Camp

Apply for the in-person boot camp from 23 July – 29 July , 2023, Pollica (Sa), Italy. The Mediterranean Diet is more than a list of ingredients. It is a lifestyle that reconnects humanity with the planet that hosts us, providing a model for a new type of sociality that is grounded in integral ecology. […]

Gastro Diplomacy Boot Camp in Italy

Future Food Institute is proud to present a six-day immersive boot camp focused on GASTRO-DIPLOMACY. This unique experience aims to explore the power of creativity and culinary activism in revolutionizing our food systems for integral ecological development. In particular, we recognize the crucial role of chefs and cooks as undercover agents of change who have the ability […]

National Plan for Balanced and Sustainable Food

Currently, with globalization, the standardization of eating habits and social inequalities, there is a growing threat to the Mediterranean Diet, defined as a healthy lifestyle and characterized by the strong relationship between food and its regional products. In Portugal there has been an increase in more demanding consumers, attentive to the taste of food, its […]

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