Terra Madre Balkans - Slow Food International

Ark of Taste: Bulgaria Hits 60 – 2 New Products Included in the List of Endangered Food Products

1 October 2018

Slow Food in Bulgaria continues its quest for food treasures hidden in the rural areas of the country. This time, the two new products aboard the Ark of Taste, the Slow Food catalogue of traditional foods at risk of disappearance, come from Staro Zhelezare, a village in the Hisarya municipality, Plovdiv district. Staro Zhelezare is …

Bulgaria Establishes the First 2 Slow Food Communities in the Balkans

3 September 2018

Bulgaria establishes the first 2 Slow Food Communities in the Balkans Bulgaria has been on the Slow Food map since 2004. Over the past 14 years, food activists in the Balkan nation have established a network of 14 convivia, 6 presidia, and added more than 50 products to the Ark of Taste. Slow Food International …

Taste the Balkans: Brussels and Balkans Chefs of the Slow Food Chefs Alliance Make Magic in the Kitchen

5 July 2018

Chefs Unite, Cultures Meet On May 22 in the heart of Europe, young and innovative chefs from Brussels and the Balkans regions joined forces in 9 restaurants across the Belgian capital to shine a spotlight on the rich gastronomic heritage of the Balkans. This unique gathering of chefs was organized by Slow Food and hosted …

Terra Madre Balkans 2018: The Balkans’ Role in Sustainable Rural Development in the EU

23 May 2018

The curtain comes down on the 5th edition of Terra Madre Balkans, this year taking place in Brussels. Among the festivities and cultural exchange, a conference regarding the role of the Balkans in Europe provided important insight into the future of agriculture in the European Union and what role Balkan countries might play in that future.

Brussels Tastes the Balkans: Discovering the Rich Gastronomic and Agricultural Heritage of South Eastern Europe

18 May 2018 Anne-Marie Matarrese

9 Brussels restaurants are joining forces with chefs from the Balkans for a night of discovery. On May 22, Brussels will embark on a culinary and cultural journey to uncover the rich gastronomic heritage of the Balkans: 9 Brussels restaurants are joining forces with young and innovative chefs from the Balkans to prepare an array …

Slow Food Makedonia – The establishment of a national Slow Food network in Macedonia

16 April 2018 Michele Rumiz

Over the weekend, on Saturday April 14, 57 delegates from throughout the Republic of Macedonia gathered in Skopje and established Slow Food Makedonia as the umbrella organisation bringing together all Slow Food convivia and food communities in the country. This formal step takes place 10 years after the establishment of the first Slow Food convivium …

Terra Madre Balkans goes to Brussels!

5 April 2018

The 5th edition of Terra Madre Balkans – bringing together food communities from Southeast Europe – will take place in the capital of the European Union from May 21 – 23, 2018. After four editions around the Balkan countries: Sofia (2010, 2012), Dubrovnik (2014) and Tirana (2016), the Terra Madre Balkans network has decided to …