MIAMI, United States. – The Prime Minister of the Cuban regime, Manuel Marrero Cruz, inaugurated this Monday the XII Varadero Gourmet International Festival 2022, which will run until September 15 at the Plaza América Convention Center in Varadero, according to reported the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
According to that official media, Varadero Gourmet “will seek to promote the principles of healthy, sustainable cuisine and food sovereignty.”
The program of the gastronomic event includes conferences, exhibitions, business days and competitions, the ACN note also specifies.
This Monday, according to another report from the state agency, the launch of tasting, cooking and cocktail contests, tours of exhibition areas, and a day of negotiations with businessmen and specialists linked to the marketing, management and training of beverages took place. and food in the state and private sectors.
In addition, the conference “Ecogastronomy and agroecology: Fashion or necessity?” was presented by Madelaine Vázquez Gálvez, from the Cuban Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Respect.
Among the objectives of the XII Varadero Gourmet International Festival 2022, the regime intends to renew existing offers in tourist facilities, promote the exchange of experiences among connoisseurs of the sector, and position Cuba as a quality destination in terms of services. restaurants, bars and canteens.
The celebration of culinary and gastronomic fairs dedicated to the tourism sector while Cubans suffer a period of severe food shortages has generated numerous criticisms on the island.
In January 2020, Lis Cuesta Peraza, the wife of Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel, became the center of attention for organize the II International Workshop Cuba Sabe 2020 at the Iberostar Grand Packard hotel in Havana.
Cuba Sabe 2020 was organized by the Paradiso cultural tourism promotion agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) and the Cuban Culinary Federation, among other state entities.
It was not the first time that Cuesta Peraza participated in culinary events held on the Island. At the beginning of October 2019, the first lady was seen together with the ruler Díaz-Canel in the 8th. Edition of the Mercado de la Tierra, an exclusive culinary event held on the outskirts of Havana.
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