El Dénia Action Plan&Marina Alta tastinglife will be present at the "I Gastrocultural Week" which will be held in Pego from 11 to 16 in September with different activities aimed at promoting rice in the region.
The organization is in charge of the councils of Tourism, Economic Promotion and Culture of the City of Pego, and has the collaboration of the City of Dénia through the Office of Innovation and Creativity. Last Saturday, in the Market of Denia. a staged presentation of these days took place and in the coming days Pego rice producers will visit all the public markets of the Marina Alta.
With the "Gastrocultural Week" is intended to promote the rice of the Marjal from perspectives as different as nature, culture or gastronomy. An extensive program has been developed that includes culinary demonstrations, round tables, and visits to the fields where rice is grown.
Schedule of the Gastrocultural Week
Monday September 11
"At 12: 00 Hours: The mowing of the rice will be staged in the Marjal.
At 18: 00 Hours: Pego's restaurateurs will participate in a showcooking where they will prepare several dishes with rice as a base.
Tuesday September 12
At 18: 30 Hours: Two round tables, one on gastronomy and tourism and another on the rice of the Marjal Pego-Oliva.
Wednesday September 13
At 18: 30 Hours: In the House of Culture, homage to the women cooks of the municipality of Pego, with exhibition of old photographs and recognition of the work done for many years.
Thursday September 14
At 10 Hours: In the Market Square, "street marketing", reception and twinning to the"Amics de la Costra Association"
Friday September 15
At 19 Hours:Pego City Council will grant the title of adopted son to the Dianese restaurateur, son of Pegolinos, Pepe Piera, who has brought the name "the Pegolí”All over the world since its establishment Les Rotes founded in 1943.
Saturday September 16
At 9 Hours: Guided tour in the Marjal Natural Park.
Collaboration between the municipalities of Denia and Pego
The collaboration between the municipalities of Dénia and Pego falls within two of the priorities of the Dénia & Marina Alta Tastinglife Action Plan of the Creative City of Gastronomy of UNESCO: they are the promotion and promotion of the product and local producers of the Marina Alta, and in an outstanding way, those traditional products, as it is the case of the brown rice; and on the other hand, the alliance between local administrations with the objective of promoting the creation of an ecosystem of agri-food production and transformation in the Marina Alta.
