ITALY! – EATALY!
November, 19. – 25 . 2018.
Joining for the 3rd time to the Italian Cuisine world week in Budapest with more than 130 countries to celebrate Italian Cuisine Week. the initiative will explore the popularity of Italian food, wine, groceries, restaurants all prepared as evidence of the “Made in Italy” brand’s which has been international successful.
At the Embassy of Italy Budapest hosted media representatives to announce the details to the forthcoming series of events regarding to the A Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.
Over the centuries, Italy’s universally beloved products have become ambassadors for Italian excellence. For each, all-natural ingredients are incorporated into age-old recipes still followed by generations of artisans across Italy’s 20 regions. Thanks to this passion for tradition and quality, Italy is known across the globe in over a 100 countries for its specialties.
This event includes more than 1000 initiatives and includes over 300 offices between diplomatic and consular offices. The Embassy of Italy Budapest together with Italian Cultural Institutes, also with the involvement of the Italian Institute for Trade Promotion (ICE Budapest), the Italian Tourism Office (ENIT) and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Academy of Kitchen to promote top quality Italian cuisine. The rich program of the events includes thematic menus, gala dinners, seminars (the story of Italian wine ), food and wine tastings as well as film screening illustrating how Italian food has become part of the history in cinema.
The Italian culinary is art and the Mediterranean diet is just one of the elements that make Italy the most healthiest country in the world.
The backbone of this third edition is promoting Mediterranean Diet and its ingredients …
discussion on healthy diet and/to preventive medicine, with healthy recipes, quick and easy to make with products available on the local stores will be published on the Embassy website (www.ambbudapest.esteri.it).
The promotion with the “Pasta Pesto Day” initiative, which as a result of the Morandi Bridge tragedy promotes the most typical recipe in the restaurant all over the world, where a portion of the proceeds will go to the Municipality of Genoa .
In addition to enjoying food, the wine takes place on the table and with it the Italian life style comes alive. There is an Italian saying “By the set table, one does not grow old”. At the event jointly organized with the Budapest’s ICE Agency curated Barbara Tamburini, the internationally renowned expert, qualitative growth of Italian vineyards will talk about the 20 regions of 10 vinyards in Italy. The wine-show will be represented by Erzsébet Sala.
November, 19. 2018 – 6.30 p.m.
Life and Literature “Recitar Eating” – “Recitar mangiando” Italian Culture Institution – Giuseppe Verdi Hall. Theatrical presentation about the Art of Cooking by three actresses Maria Teresa Ruta, Guenda Goria and Silvia Siravo tell through the various authors of the world in literature, the meaning of food in life, traveling through history, philosophy, psychology, music and poetry.
“An American in Rome” – director Vincenti Minelli – Italian Culture Institution – Cinema Hall. Alberto Sordi in the role of Nando Moricone – “Maccarone, you provoked me and I destroy you now, maccarone!
November, 21. 2018 – 7 p.m. ENIT – Gala Dinner – Italian Culture Institution – Giuseppe Verdi Hall. Evening dedicated to Italian and Hungarian tour operators with a dinner focusing on the Mediterranean Diet. ENIT 2019 Activity Program.
November, 22. 2018. – 11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. “Tradition and Quality” – Hotel Marriott – Budapest
Conference … Traveling around 20 provinces with 10 vineyard regions, introducing the Italian wines.
November, 22. 2018 . – 5.30 p.m. Apericena Tasting of typical products of Puglia . During the evening you can taste a selection of local products from Puglia as the base of the Mediterranean Diet.
November, 19th – 25th 2018. Seven-day adventure to the Mediterranean Diet … The Participating Restaurants line-ups: “Da Nandi ” – ” Gustolato Restaurant “ – ” I Fiori dell’Orto “ – “Cantine Le Grotte” and “Azienda Gino Turco”.
Closing the press conference the H.E. Massimo Rustico – Italy Ambassador to Hungary recalled Hippocrates …“Food is your medicine, and medicine is your food!”
At the end of the press conference, the guests enjoyed the hospitality of the Embassy – Made in Italy snacks, cakes, Italian coffee and wine tasting took place.
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You don’t want to miss any part of these fabulous events!
Arrivederci!
Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter
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