Project Meeting Leipzig

3^rd Project Meeting – Leipzig

From 26^th to 28^th November 2013 the third project meeting took place in Leipzig, Germany. 28 guests from the partner countries met to learn more about the German food traditions.  

On the first day of the meeting, the program began with a cooking presentation of the “good witch” Grit from Kräuterhof Falkenhain who showed the learners how to prepare food from regional and seasonal herbs. This program point was followed by the visit of the food exhibition “Is(s) was?! Essen und Trinken in Deutschland” and a guided tour in the Leipzig City Center. 

The second day was characterized by cooking, cooking and more cooking. An intercultural cooking game intended to foster intercultural exchange. The learners prepared dishes from the partner countries and thus could get in close contact and learn from each other. In the afternoon the participants could experience firsthand how a typical German dinner is prepared during a workshop at VHS school. The same evening presentations about the project were held by all partners.

On the third and last meeting day, the learners could visit the Susanna-Eger-cooking school and get an insight in German cooking education. After the official farewell the participants could enjoy the Leipzig Christmas market. Unfortunately there´s only one meeting left but all partners look very much forward to meeting again in Montluçon, France for the final project event in May 2014. 

It was a very interesting and productive meeting in Leipzig. 

The team of wisamar would like to say Thank you!

Christmas Market in Leipzig

The Leipzig Christmas Market is one of the oldest and biggest Christmas Markets in Germany. The market history goes back to 1458 and each year, more than 2 million visitors come to Leipzig to enjoy Christmas time on the market. The 250 Christmas stalls offer not only food and the famous Glühwein (hot spiced wine) but also local and regional handicraft products, candles, cloths or Christmas decoration, just to name some. 

Many fairground ride attractions like the historic merry-go-round offer fun, especially for children. On the Finnish village at Augustusplatz visitors can enjoy Scandinavian flair. And what would be a Christmas market without Christmas music? The Leipzig Christmas market is always worth a visit.

Again a Food Fair – this time in Leipzig

September really was the month of Food Fairs. In Leipzig we had the Le Gourmet – Fair from 14^th until 17^th September. More than 18 000 people visited the Fair and enjoyed the culinary highlights, learned about latest cooking equipment and simply had a good time. Here are some impressions:

Regional producers presented their culinary diversity. On this picture you see Sachsenobst, a regional juice producer.

 

Show-cooking was one of the Le-Gourmet Highlights. Star and TV cooks from Germany allowed the people to see a live demonstration of their cooking knowledge. But the show-kitchen was not the only highlight. Visitors could also actively participate in several cooking workshops and cooking courses.

 

A vegetable carving workshop took also place. Here you can see what you can create out of pumpkins …. It´s more than food, it´s also art.

A Grill & Chill Area gave some Spanish flair to the Fair. People could relax here and enjoy Mallorca Style Cuisine. And a chocolatier presented his very very innovative chocolate-mint-salami …

For more impressions click

http://www.gourmet-leipzig.de/LeMMon/gourmet_web_ger.nsf/frames?OpenPage&Code=20130911~124252~programmhighlights_auf_der_le.html

or you can watch a (unfortunately only German) short video:  http://www.gourmet-leipzig.de/LeMMon/gourmet_web_ger.nsf/frames?OpenPage&Code=20130911~124252~programmhighlights_auf_der_le.html

If we could awaken you interest then come to Leipzig next year. The Fair will be held from 5^th – 7^th September 2014. 

FOOD FAIRS IN AUTUMN

At the end of September, The Agricultural Fair in San Miguel de Lleida (this link is in Catalan), with more than half a century of existence, has become the reference for the top brands in the agricultural sector at the state level, and a meeting point for professionals, manufacturers and farmers.  

A sample of yummy red apples

Quality, innovation and experience prove the Agricultural Fair in San Miguel de Lleida as fair land of interest, both in Spain and Europe. It hosts exhibitions on:

• Fertilizers, chemicals and natural
• Fresh fruit
• Machines for the treatment and collection of fruit tree
• Conservation systems and industrial refrigeration
• Processing, classification, packaging, labeling and packaging
• Planteristes, seeds and accessories
• Services and promotion agencies
• Journals and publishers
• Marketing of fresh fruit 

The power of mind into rice

You can also browse other food fairs in Catalonia related to fruit that ripens in September, such as cheese, almonds, figs, peaches, oil, wine, beer, apples, walnuts.... There is a wonderful fair in Agramunt, related to nougat and chocolate stone. Last year they were giving samples of salty chocolate nougat...and you could dip your fingers in a hot chocolate fountain!!

Traditional nougat from Agramunt

 Go nuts for food...but watch out for side effects! ;-)

Ps. The links above are in Catalan. To read the website in English, copy the address of the website and paste it in the window provided for the original language. Then, press the translate button. Enjoy!

Food exhibition in Leipzig

The historical panel in Leipzig, part of the Foundation "House of History" of the Federal Republic of Germany hosts a temporary exhibition about eating and drinking in Germany.

The small exhibition shows about 1200 objects, as for example the first recipe book in German language and other exhibits related to the topic. It focalises nutrition habits in Germany and its development during the past 60 years, including factors like family, life style, job, conviction, religion and many more. Another core theme is multi-cultural cuisine. In this sense one of the exhibits shows the guest book of the first German pizza place. One interesting part approaches the topic "price and quality" and how much ethnical and ecologic criteria influence food habits nowadays. Of course sustainability and food waste plays its part in the exhibition as well, especially referring to the differences between the German post-war era and todays "waste-society".

All in all it is a nice interactiv exhibition which introduces many interesting topics regarding food. We hope we could awaken your interest, since we will include a tour through the museum in the program of the next project meeting.

For more information please use the link below (just in German)
http://www.hdg.de/leipzig/ausstellungen/wechselausstellungen/ausstellungen/is-s-was-essen-und-trinken-in-deutschland/