The Tenerife Council, through the Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing Area, It shows from Monday to Thursday the island’s quality products at the Gourmets Hall, the most important food and beverage fair in the world, which takes place at the IFEMA fairgrounds in Madrid.
The area counselor, Javier Parrilla, has valued the presence of six wine appellations that operate on the island that, once again, go together to a gastronomic appointment. “This unity is the key to defending our products in the foreign market. After a period of disagreements we have reached a point where diversity is valued and unity is enjoyed,” he said.
In the same way, he referred to the wide range of Tenerife cured and semi-cured cheeses exhibited, among which are the semi-cured smoked Benijos or a new flower cheese from Quesería Fuente de la Tosca Granadilla de Abona, which will participate in the institutional contest of the Hall, “which reflects the prestige that, more and more, they have our products on the national scene “.
In the same way, he highlighted the pairing of island cheeses with honeys from the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Honey from Tenerife, also present at the event. “We must take into account that on the island we have 14 registered and differentiated varieties,” explained Parrilla, who highlighted the special appreciation that Tajinaste and Retama del Teide have in the gourmet world.
Parrilla highlighted the guarantee of traceability of the products with which Tenerife attends the 34th edition of Salón Gourmets, “dedicated exclusively to delicatessen products and one of the largest showcases in the world for high-end food and beverages”, he explains. “This shows that in Tenerife we have the necessary raw material, but also the professionals to produce the variety of high-end products with which we have come,” he added.
He alluded to the importance of this being “a meeting with a purely commercial spirit, that is why it is aimed exclusively at national and international professionals in the hotel business, catering, agri-food distribution, catering, specialized trade, etc.”, for which he added that the The fact that 70,000 people in the industry “can become aware of our gastronomic wealth is a magnificent opportunity.”
The counselor also wanted to emphasize the importance of one of the classics of island gastronomy: “mojos and, also, traditional jams, which together with liqueurs, complete an offer of very high quality and esteem among the people who have passed by our stand since its opening “. And he has also highlighted the commitment of his area to gastronomic innovation, through organic spirulina, a cyanobacterium formed into a superfood, from aquaculture on land.
In the 45,000 m2 of surface, the 34th edition of this meeting has planned the presence of more than 1,500 exhibitors and an approximate number of 70,000 professional visitors. 800 activities will be carried out and 35,000 to 40,000 products will be seen in the show, as well as the participation of 100 importers expressly invited by the Organization from 18 countries with 2000 meetings and 100 importers.
The thematic exhibition areas will be the following: 27 Innovation Area; 11 GourmetCheese; Championship of the Best Cheeses of Spain 2021; 10 Agora of Wine; 8 Hall Gallery; 7 LMG The Best Wines of the 35 and 36 Gourmet Wine Guide; 1 Organic Exhibition Area; The Richest Country in the World; and the Solidarity Gastronomy Scenario.
