Thursday, June 08, 2006
Tenerife Hosts A World Cup of Gastronomy
If you wished to avoid the World Cup, you'd have to move to another planet: even the island's chefs are tackling the game with a World Cup offering of gastronomical delights at the Hotel Escuela in Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz.
The month long Gastronomical World Cup starts tomorrow, June 9th, offering dishes from diverse countries, such as Holland, Mexico and Cameroon.
Nachos and guacamole from Mexico, Curried Eggs from England, Cheese on toast with mushrooms from Switzerland, are just some of the dishes on offer.
The full list to make your mouth water is:
Selection of Iberian meats (Spain)
Assortment of cheeses (France)
Nachos and guacamole (Mexico)
Cheese on toast with mushrooms (Switzerland)
Black bean croquettes (Cameroon)
Curried Eggs (England)
Eggs with mushrooms (Holland)
Lasagna (Italy)
Pies with prawn filling (Portugal)
Shrimps Bahiaza (Brazil)
Herrings in sauce (Sweden)
Bureo (Serbia and Montenegro)
Cold beetroot soup (Poland)
Chicken in beer (Germany)
Piña Colada (Costa Rica)
Plum tarts (Czech Republic)
Bliny (Ukrane)
Milk candy cake (Argentina)
The motivation for the event is to underline the importance of gastronomy as part of "quality tourism". Lets hope there are no fouls, except the chicken! :)
Turismo ofrece una selección de platos internacionales con motivo del Campeonato del Mundo de Fútbol
