The presentation of Thessaloniki Food Basket 2019 took place in a special event during the last day of Detrop Oenos 2019, in Pavillon 13 at Helexpo and was organized by Chef Stories in cooperation with Thessaloniki Food Festival and the Tourist Department of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.
The three new chef ambassadors for 2019 were presented by Mr. Spiros Pengas, appointed counsellor to the Mayor of Thessaloniki, responsible for Tourism and International Relations, to gastronomy professionals, journalists, food bloggers and partners of Thessaloniki Food Festival who attended the event.
The Food Basket 2019 was full of products from producers of the area of Thessaloniki and represent the local cuisine of the town.The 2019 Food Basket included:
Smoked salt by Salt Odyssey
Olives by Olea Tree
Local Thessaloniki Sesame Breadstick by the Thessaloniki Bakers’ Association
Mussels by Mega Ostrakon
Microgreens by Mikros Kalliergitis
Wheat thick Trahanas by Saint Antonios Womens’ Co-op
Quince paste by Meli Melo
Honey by Beekeeper
Olive oil by Ellion
Medium grain white rice by the First Agricultural Rice Producers’ Cooperative of Chalastra
Tomato Chutney by Chef Stories
Rose Turkish Delight and Rose preserve by Papadopoulos Loukoumia
Smoked Feta Cheese by Kourellas Dairy, MiaFeta FetaBar
Coffee by Kafe Passion Kyfonidis
The 2018 Chef ambassadors Lambros Rossios, Antonis Moustakis and Dimitris Tasioulas, were awarded and passed on the torch to the new representatives of the modern cuisine of Thessaloniki Michalis Adamidis, Vaggelis Asimakopoulos and Yannis Hatziparasidis.
The new 2019 Chef ambassadors, talented and creative, presented a casual menu, inspired from the local products of the Thessaloniki Food Basket. The new menu:
Salty brittle with smoked feta cheese
Roza 2018, Dry Rose wine, Retsina Appelation by Tradition, Kechris Winery (Xinomavro)
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Horiatiki Greek Salad Tarte
Gorgona 2017, White Dry Wine, Protected Georgraphical Indication Thessaloniki, Urban Vineyard of Municipality of Thessaloniki (Malagouzia)
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Seafood Dolma with Trahanas cream
Gorgona 2017, White Dry Wine, Protected Georgraphical Indication Thessaloniki, Urban Vineyard of Municipality of Thessaloniki (Robola)
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Pressed pancetta with quince paste sauce
& & salty semolina halva
Gorgona 2017, Red Dry Wine, Protected Georgraphical Indication Thessaloniki, Urban Vineyard of Municipality of Thessaloniki (Xinomavro)
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Hot rice pudding with buffalo milk & & rose
Greek coffee scented with mastic, Kafe Passion
«We will put our efforts to include the menu presented by the new chef ambassadors, in restaurants of Thessaloniki, so that locals and tourists get the chance to taste it» declared the Counsellor Spiros Pengas.