The Zaragoza Gastronome receives the Communication award at the 3rd Agri-food Fair of the province of Zaragoza

In addition, the Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy received the award for career achievements and the faculty of the Degree in Food Science and Technology at the University of Zaragoza received recognition for research, during the inauguration of the III Agri-food Fair of the province of Zaragoza.

This weekend it was celebrated in the Sástago Palace in Zaragoza, the third edition of the Agri-food Fair of the province of Zaragoza, an initiative of the Provincial Council of Zaragoza which highlights the value of the agri-food sector of the territory through the product display and sale, the celebration of talks, workshops and tastings and the delivery of some awards created to make the work visible and to highlight its value of people, entities and organizations that contribute to the strengthening and projection of the gastronomy and agri-food sector of Zaragoza.

In this edition, our newspaper, The Zaragozan Gastronome, received the communication award, "for its contribution to the dissemination and promotion of agri-food culture" and had the honor of sharing it with the Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy, who received the award for "a path with which he has contributed to the prestige and growth of the gastronomy of the province" and with the Degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Zaragoza, who received the award for the investigation through "the incorporation of new solutions and innovative processes.".

The opening ceremony brought together representatives institutional representatives, industry professionals, producers, and collaborating entities and the attending public, thus beginning a series of events dedicated to promoting the province's quality products, innovation, sustainability, and culinary culture. opening The official presentation was given by the Deputy for Tourism of the Provincial Council of Zaragoza, Cristina Palacín, who reflected on the importance of the gastronomic heritage of the province. “Without a doubt, in addition to the product and the people who defend it at its source—farmers and ranchers—the agri-food industry sector is extremely important,” highlighting «the resilience of a sector that has always known how to innovate adapting to the circumstances.".

Awards for research, communication and career achievement

Next, the Deputy for Tourism, accompanied by the Vice President of the DPZ, Teresa Ladrero, They presented the awards to Rafael Pagán, who represented the teaching staff of the subject '‘Pilot Plant Practicum of the Degree in Food Science and Technology at the University of Zaragoza; to Miguel Ángel Vicente, director of The Zaragozan Gastronome, who was accompanied by the photographer Cristina Martinez and from the editor Cristina Arguilé; already Ernesto Fabre and Miguel Caballú, former president and acting president, respectively, of the Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy.

Pagán thanked the Innovation Award, highlighting "the close Existing collaboration between universities and businesses to transform real problems into useful solutions for the sector." Miguel Ángel Vicente, for his part, asserted the need for "»to better communicate the richness of our pantry and the gastronomy of Zaragoza«"less valued and recognized than they deserve," and Caballú wanted to emphasize that gastronomy "is much more than a succession of dishes, it is a cultural manifestation that contributes to preserving the identity of the territories«", and drew a parallel between the structuring role of the Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy and that of the DPZ.

Parallel activities

The 3rd Agri-food Fair of the Province of Zaragoza was held until this Sunday with a wide program of presentations, family workshops, tastings and culinary demonstrations aimed at both professionals and the general public. Events intended for zoom in to the citizens the gastronomic richness of the province, promote knowledge of local products and encourage the meeting among producers, companies, institutions and consumers around one of the main hallmarks of the territory.

In that context, Miguel Ángel Vicente Just before the opening and the awards ceremony, on the morning of Friday, June 19, she gave the talk «Gastronomy, the driving force of tourism«Under the subheading «Zaragoza, a province to savor», the director of The Zaragozan Gastronome He explained the importance of the «gastronomy as an excuse, hook and reason and to go on its own to discover other attractions in the province.".

Explore the province from another angle

During the talk, Miguel Ángel Vicente highlighted the attractiveness of special tourism and gastronomy as one of the most powerful drivers of tourism, above all for one reason: "because it satisfies." The director of the food newspaper emphasized the importance of to effectively communicate the potential of a pantry brimming with distinctive, high-quality products, of the hospitality as a calling card of a territory and its products and of gastronomic events which become unmissable events for large and small populations, concluding that «"When you eat well in a place, you remember it better."».