Over fifty restaurants located in Buenos Aires and in other cities in Argentina took part in the fifth edition of the Israeli Food Festival last summer. The initiative focused on the theme “Tasting innovation” and was organized by the Embassy of Israel in the country with the cooperation of several Argentinian leading culinary institutions.
Most of the restaurants do not regularly offer Israeli or Jewish dishes but for the 11 days of the festival they presented a special menu developed after receiving training by Israeli chef Lucas Zitrinovich, who conceived four special dishes for the occasion.
“Israeli gastronomy is a true reflection of who we are,” she added. “Our culinary identity is based on diversity, which makes it very special, and it pushes us so that more Argentinians can get to know it.”
Several restaurants also offered cooking classes, while some culinary workshops were organized at major food markets in Buenos Aires with the participation of several local influencers.
An award-winning institution with over 2,000 students, Motivarte has a cooperation agreement with the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and Papier has traveled to Israel several times to teach.
The exhibition was set up at the Mercado de Belgrano, Buenos Aires’ leading food market.
The festival was also broadly covered by Argentinian media.
