Culinary Contest held Varadero tastes like Cuba

In its first edition, the Varadero sabe a Cuba Culinary Contest showed the resilience of Cuban cuisine, where inventiveness and creativity have prevailed, from the famous grandmother’s recipes with a contemporary twist to gourmet and ecological elaborations and the use of cooking .

The event, held at the Plaza América Convention Center, had a broad representation of hotel managers and extra-hotel centers from the Tourism sector in the famous resort. The call had a wide response in the work teams of the Cubanacán, Gran Caribe, Islazul, Palmares Matanzas and Gaviota Branch Groups.

«This is an expression of how deeply the call for creative resistance has penetrated the workers of the Varadero Tourism sector and how much culinary art they generate, by appealing to innovation and honoring their firm commitment to post-pandemic recovery,» acknowledged the international chef. Adolfo Espinosa Cobo.

During the event, a group of MINAGRI companies presented part of their offers, as suppliers to the sector, and a jury made up of authorities in Varadero from the Culinary Association of the Republic of Cuba, renowned chefs and teachers from the Formatur School in Matanzas. , evaluated the creations in the contest.

The fish Veviche presented by the team from the Hotel Kawama, from the Grupo Gran Caribe; The Best Cuban Hot Starter was the Mil hojas de maíz dish with roasted pork, presented by the Royalton Hicacos Hotel team, from Grupo Cubanacán, and the Best Cuban Main Dish was the Pork Roll with Artisan Ham and Garden Vegetables, from the Hotel Mar del Sur, from the Islazul Group).

The Sweet potato fried with coconut and guava was selected as Best Cuban Dessert, presented by the Solymar/Arenas Blancas/Palma Real Complex, from the Gran Caribe Group), and as the Best Complete Cuban Menu, main prize of the event, the one presented by the team of Plaza Las Morlas, from the Gaviota Group.

Varadero tastes like Cuba sets guidelines for synergy between agricultural producers and kitchen teams from the leisure industry, while constituting a prelude to the Varadero International Gourmet Festival, which will take place in Cuba’s main sun and beach destination next September. (ALH)

Translated by Casterman Medina de Leon