(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Gastronomy Day of Western Azerbaijan has been held in Baku with
the organization of the State tourism Agency, the National Culinary
Center and the Western Azerbaijan Community,
Azernews reports.
The main purpose of the event is to demonstrate a part of the
ancient and rich examples of gastronomic culture, unique dishes,
regional traditions and folklore examples of Western
Azerbaijan.
The National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played at the event, which
was attended by representatives of international organizations and
embassies operating in Azerbaijan, as well as well-known public
figures.
The Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Nagiyev stressed
the importance of the development of gastrotourism.
He underlined that the work in this direction includes the
holding of gastronomic tours and the reviving of forgotten recipes,
thus protecting biodiversity and achieving recognition of local
gastronomy.
Chairman of the Board of the Western Azerbaijan Community Aziz
Alakbarli hailed the attention paid to the Western Azerbaijani
cuisine.
He noted that Western Azerbaijanis have created a very rich
material, cultural and spiritual heritage in their historical lands
where they have lived for centuries, adding that this heritage is
not only a part of the Azerbaijani people, but also a part of human
culture and world heritage.
Chairman of the Board of the Western Azerbaijan Community said
that in the 20th century, West Azerbaijanis were repeatedly
deported from their homeland - current Armenia, and as a result,
their material and non-material heritage was damaged.
Aziz Alakbarli said that it is everyone's duty to investigate,
study, study, protect, restore and transfer this heritage to future
generations as an urgent problem of the day.
He also expressed the readiness of the Western Azerbaijan
Community to cooperate with the relevant international
organizations that are directly responsible in this matter.
During the event, the guests tried the dishes of Western
Azerbaijani cuisine, including Basus dolma, Alayazli Khan pilaf,
sucuq, etc.
The history of the presented dishes and the special ingredients
used were reported in Azerbaijani and English languages. Also,
"Tənzərə", "Qaladan-qalaya", "Ağbaba" varieties of Yalli dance.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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