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Slow Food in Azerbaijan presents its results within EU-funded COVCHEG project

27 December 2021

The EU-funded COVCHEG (Community-based Value Chain Enhancement in the Greater Caucasus Mountains Area) project, coordinated by Slow Food in partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), was successfully completed. On 9 December 2021, the closing ceremony was held in the UNESCO-listed authentic city of Azerbaijan – Sheki. The COVCHEG project, which aims at preserving local gastronomy …

Caucasian Buffalo and Mountain Honey are new Slow Food Presidia in Azerbaijan

29 July 2021

The EU-funded ‘Community-based Value Chain Enhancement in the Greater Caucasus Mountains Area’ (COVCHEG) project has reached another fundamental milestone today: the creation of two new Slow Food Presidia in Azerbaijan. Fitting perfectly into the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, a core part of the European Green Deal, establishing a larger EU-wide network of protected areas on land and at …

Two Dishes in One Pot: Doshama Pilaf and Rice Pilaf with Dill

17 February 2021 Anna Kanshieva

Doshama Pilaf and Rice Pilaf with Dill: this month’s Cooks’ Alliance recipe is a traditional Azerbaijani rice specialty. Firdovsi Ismayilov, a chef from the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance in Azerbaijan, has shared with us his recipe for a hearty and flavorful dish often served at festive occasions like New Year’s Eve or Novruz, a national …

A Roadmap to Biodiversity – The COVCHEG Project Launches in Azerbaijan

19 April 2019

The COVCHEG project has mapped 40 local varieties of vegetables, fruits, traditional home-made sweets, animal breeds, wild plants and other specialties linked to the villages and climatic zones of the Greater Caucasus Mountains of Azerbaijan. Half a hectare of land, dotted with vines of the Madrasa grape variety, with its incredible 26% sugar content, is …