Press Release —
The Italian week kicked off in Jordan this week, presenting dishes from various
parts of the
European country in line with its cultural exchange with the
Kingdom, the Italian Embassy said in a press statement.
اضافة اعلان
It said 2022 is the
seventh consecutive year Jordan experiences the “inebriating aroma of the Week
of Italian Cuisine in the World.” The Italian cuisine event opened on November
14 and will continue through November 20.
It said the project
was launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation in 2016 to “build up on some of the key features of
EXPO Milano
2015, such as sustainability, food safety, identity of territories and
biodiversity, all remaining, together with the concept of regeneration and
innovation, also at the core of Rome’s candidacy to EXPO 2030”.
“The theme chosen
for this year’s edition of the Cuisine Week ‘“Conviviality, sustainability, and
innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for the health of people and the
protection of the planet”’ brings the main focus on the Mediterranean diet, a
healthy and balanced diet that emphasizes fresh, natural, locally grown and
seasonal products,” the statement said.
The week, organized
by the embassy in cooperation with the local Italian Trade Agency, and many
other local partners, “involves eminent Chefs from various parts of the Italian
peninsula, as well as Italian restaurants in Jordan and academies of Italian
cuisine”, according to the statement.
It said the
initiative presents the “culinary art as an opportunity for authentic sharing
and dialogue between cultures, through which to promote the enhancement of the
solid and long-lasting Italian-Jordanian relationship, as well as spreading
both typical Italian cuisine and the culture and ideas behind it”.
Italian deli food
will be on display in a corner at Select Foods Shoppe, and Cozmo Supermarket,
the statement said. It said a live cooking show will be held twice daily at
Cozmo by several Italian Chefs between 11 am to 1 pm, and again at 5–7 pm on
November 14–20.
On November 15 and
through the end of the month, a photographic exhibition curated by the Slow
Food Association (“Gli Eroi del Cibo — Food Heroes”) will be held at Amman’s
Manara Arts and Culture.
Chef Renato
Bernardi, widely known as an ambassador of the Mediterranean diet, gave a
cooking class on rice, followed by a dinner at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts
on the opening night.
Along with the
directors of the Cerealia Festival, he is also meeting with young Jordanian
students, both in Amman and Aqaba, to lecture on “conviviality, sustainability
and innovation in the kitchen”. The lecturing aims at promoting territories
through typicality and enhancing local communities. The second half of the week
will also see a tribute paid to the Italian confectionery tradition, with
events and tastings dedicated to ice cream and pastry.
The Italian Cuisine
Week in Amman “is designed to offer a multi-sensory degustation of Italian
culinary treasures, enhancing intercultural dialogue and honoring the deep
connection with Jordan”, the statement said.
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