The delegation from the Sri Lankan ‘Slow Food Movement’ took part in World Slow Food Festival ‘Salone Del Gusto and Terra Madre 2Ol2’ in Turin Italy last week. The goal of the ‘Slow Food Movement’ is to create awareness about the responsibility we all have towards food and its producers; strengthening the relationship between producers [...]

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Lanka’s Slow Food Movement Showcasing in Italy

By Sanath Weerasuriya, Pix by Hasitha Kulasekara
Showcasing Sri Lanka as a sustainable leisure location with Diverse Culture and Cuisine
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The delegation from the Sri Lankan ‘Slow Food Movement’ took part in World Slow Food Festival ‘Salone Del Gusto and Terra Madre 2Ol2’ in Turin Italy last week.

The goal of the ‘Slow Food Movement’ is to create awareness about the responsibility we all have towards food and its producers; strengthening the relationship between producers and consumers understanding the impact of their food choices and their effects on health, environment and the ‘production system’.

The annual event, ‘Salone Del Gusto and Terra Madre 2Ol2’ brought together food artisans from over 170 countries from the 24 to the 30 of October, which includes Chefs, food Producers, Communities, Hoteliers, Restaurateurs, Food Exporters and many more who are focusing on promoting traditional, authentic and sustainable food practices.

This was very first time that Sri Lankan team has participated in an event like this. Sri Lankan delegation has made a significant presence at the event and it was a milestone for Sri Lankan sustainable and traditional agricultural food producers.

Sri Lanka Pavilion featured a Sri Lankan Taste Area that would showcase different Sri Lankan food varieties created by finest chefs and authentic Sri Lankan dishes during the four slots given to Sri Lanka.

Rice Taste Workshop and conference featured a traditional heirloom rice variety and showcased at this International Rice Conference attended by a large global gathering of delegates and guests.
Sri Lanka is featured at the Bio Diversity Area showcasing 9 types of Grains, 8 types of heirloom Rice and 21 types of Spices.

Sri Lanka also represented at the honey bar at the Festival, where three varieties of honey were showcased at this stall, including honey made by the indigenous (Veddah) people. Saaraketha Holdings has been assigned space to showcase products from rural smallholder farmers of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan delegation includes Chef Priyantha from Commons Café, Harpo Gunaratne of Harpo Productions,

Chef Priyantha, who is the deputy executive chef is an expert in creating traditional Sri Lankan street food dishes such as the Rotis, Kottu, Kurakkan Halapa, etc.

The Terra Madre network was launched by Slow Food to give a voice and visibility to the small-scale farmers, breeders, fishers and food artistes around the world whose approach of food production protects the environment and communities. The network brings them together with academics, cooks, consumers and youth groups so that they can join forces in working to improve the food system.

The term food community refers to a group of these producers, defined by a place of origin and reflecting a new idea of ‘local economy’ based on food, agriculture, tradition and culture. More than 2,000 Terra Madre food communities have been formed around the world.

For the first time in 2012, Salone Del Gusto and Terra Madre came together into one event to recount the extraordinary diversity of food from all continents.

Embassy of Sri Lanka in Italy and SriLankan Airline, Sri Lanka Tourism came forward in supporting this event. The Sri Lankan Embassy in Italy was supporting this event by providing communication support, by organizing several live TV telecasts and IV talk shows on Italian National TV.




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