KNOWLEDGE AND FLAVOR LOUNGE ALGUSTO 2009

ALGUSTO 2009,

KNOWLEDGE AND FLAVOR

The international character will be consolidated from  11 on December 14 in Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

There will be several European grouped shares, as well as also producers proceeding from Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Morocco, the United States and Egypt have already confirmed his assistance to the 2nd edition of the Lounge, which also will be provided with a big number of national producers.

All of them will offer healthy and indigenous products in which it will give priority to the quality opposite to the quantity and the defense of a few values and a handmade culture in the production process. To support your estilogourmet.

In effect, the ALGUSTO offer is composed exclusively by all those producers of the sector of the gastronomy and the feeding that are characterized by the quality of his products and productive processes, in line with the movement "Slow Food".

The international association "Slow Food", which defends the biodiversity in the food offer and the gastronomic patrimony of every region, collaborates with Bilbao Exhibition Centre in the organization of the contest, pioneer in the sector in Spain.

ALGUSTO is directed to the public in general, as well as to gourmets, fans, professionals and responsible consumers who appreciate the traditional quality products, under the premise of a good, clean and just Feeding. (Premises of SlowFood)

 The professional visitors will have a space to begin commercial relations, to exchange experiences or new skills and knowledge; for his part, the general public will be able to discover the philosophy "Slow Food", develop the taste for the gastronomic culture and gain access to products of confirmed quality.

This year, there will give themselves appointment the principal professionals of the sectors and subsections of Institutions, Producing of Oils, Drinks (Wine, Liquors, Water, Cider, Coffees and teas), You preserve, Frozen, Perishable (Meats and sausages, Milk, Ice creams, Vegetable and fruits, Fish and seafood), Semipreserve and smoked, Delicatessen, Confectioner's and sweets. "TERRA MOTHER" AND OTHER INITIATIVES "Terra Madre", event based on a meeting of communities of the food, will be one of the activities that develop during ALGUSTO, which also will receive other interesting proposals as "Txoko Algusto" with wine cellar and tasting of seafood, cheeses and indigenous meats; "Theaters of the Taste" where plates prepared by recognized gourmets will be tasted; "Laboratories of the Taste" that will offer educational tastings; "Islands of the Taste", restaurants with menus prepared with products slow food;" Dinners Algusto – Slow Food" in restaurants of Alava, Gipuzkoa and Biscay, and the "educational area" with activities faced to more young people on essential rules in a healthy feeding.