“It is the escape of the primary sector of our island, a space for raising awareness about the consumption of local products and an opportunity for marketing,” said Antonio Morales.
81 companies and 19 municipalities on the island participate, complemented by an extensive program of gastronomic activities
Tickets to attend this 11th edition can be purchased on the website www.feriagrancanariamegusta.es or at the Infecar box office
The excellence of the local product of Gran Canaria is displayed from today, Friday, and until this Sunday, April 21 in Infecar, on the occasion of the celebration of the 11th edition of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair. Gastronomic exhibitions, tastings, contests, workshops, 81 exhibiting companies with direct sales of products and 19 municipalities make up the program of this event that opened its doors at 9.30:XNUMX a.m. this Friday with great expectation.
Promoted and financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and organized by Infecar Feria de Gran Canaria, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Crafts and the Ministry of Primary Sector, Food Sovereignty and Water Security, the Gran Canaria Me Fair Gusta celebrates its 11th edition this year, highlighting the traditions of the primary sector, the products of our land and industrial processing in the archipelago as a means of promoting the economy.
The president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, inaugurated the Fair this morning accompanied by the Minister of Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Crafts, Minerva Alonso; the Minister of Primary Sector, Food Sovereignty and Water Security, Miguel Hidalgo; the general director of Infecar, Natalia Santana; and a wide representation of the island's mayors, sponsors and collaborators of this eleventh edition.
“This is the escape from the primary sector of our island. A space, not only for raising awareness about the consumption of local products, but also an opportunity for marketing,” said Antonio Morales. “This year we have 81 companies and 19 town councils on the island,” he noted, which translates “into a vision of a united island, with business associations, entrepreneurs, producers and municipalities, which give an image of the empowerment of the sector. primary school of Gran Canaria, key to the economic diversification of the island.”
At noon this Friday, nearly 2.000 people have already visited the different spaces of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair, directly discovering the products of the 81 companies present in this edition and enjoying an extensive program of activities that, hand of experts, they will present the particularities of our products, their production and elaboration, enhancing their identity.
A great kitchen in which to demonstrate cooking skills
The Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair focuses in this eleventh edition on the gastronomic work being carried out locally by great chefs from the archipelago, who will delight those present at the gastronomic exhibitions. Chef David Ginás, from the Canaryfusion Gastronomic Club Association, has been in charge of inaugurating the kitchens of this edition, preparing some tollos with potato mouse.
Behind him, Lorena Machín and Arabisen Quintero, from the Casa Juan restaurant in El Hierro, have led an exhibition in which the pineapple from Meridiano Island has been the main protagonist, in recognition of a product in constant recovery. Also, Humberto Rodríguez and Narciso Molina de la Fe, from an emblematic restaurant in the Gran Canaria capital such as El Padrino, have gotten to work with a presentation in which they have returned to the origin of their Canarian roots.
The final touch of this first day of the Fair will be the awards ceremony for the XVII Official Honey Contest of Gran Canaria 2022, presented by Victorio Pérez.
Thus, the program of gastronomic exhibitions will continue throughout the day this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, receiving in the main kitchen of pavilion 5 the secrets and tricks of renowned local chefs.
The highlight of this edition of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair will be the participation tomorrow, Saturday the 20th, at 16.00:XNUMX p.m., of the renowned Michelin Star chef from the El Bohío restaurant and MasterChef judge Pepe Rodríguez, who will hold an exhibition in which the tradition and modernity with local products as the main protagonist.
Primary Sector Activities
Pavilion 7 ground floor is the space dedicated in this eleventh edition of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair to Primary Sector activities, in which attendees can register directly at the fair itself. In the Sabor y Saber 1 and Sabor y Saber 2 classrooms, visitors can delve deeper into the products of the island's primary sector such as cheeses, ciders, fruits, vegetables, honey or oils, through technical tastings and tastings.
To learn the secrets of exceptional meat, visitors have at their disposal the Mataderos Insulares, Carnes de Gran Canaria space, where they are invited to taste different island meats using different preparations. All the flavor of Gran Canaria with the full guarantee of compliance with regulations on health, veterinary, animal welfare and waste recycling.
Also in this same space, the Gran Canaria Wine Classroom has been set up, with local wine tastings and activities related to wine that allow you to feel the Gran Canaria vineyard in your mouth. The programming of Primary Sector activities is completed with the informative classroom Much more than fishing.
children's workshops
After the celebration this Friday of the first fruit art workshops led by SPAR Gran Canaria, Loreto Riera, winner of MasterChef Junior 10, will be the guest chef at the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair. Loreto, accompanied by Alejandro de la Nuez, will guide the boys and girls during the making of the recipes, made up of different products from the island.
Ticket sales
Visitors can get their tickets to attend the eleventh edition of the Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair at www.feriagrancanariamegusta.es at a cost of 1,50 euros, as well as the three days of the fair at the venue's box office.
The Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair opens its doors from 9.30:19.30 a.m. to 19:20 p.m. on Friday, April 9.30 and Saturday, April 16.00; and from 21:XNUMX a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. on Sunday, April XNUMX.
The Gran Canaria Me Gusta Fair is promoted and financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and organized by Infecar. Likewise, the Fair has SPAR Gran Canaria, Alcampo and El Corte Inglés as sponsors; Comercial Naranjo, as equipment sponsor; Cajasiete as official collaborator; and Gran Canaria Me Gusta, the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce and Innova Gastrocan as collaborators.
