From the fava of Schinoussa to the cheeses of Naxos

• By Chrysa Kakiori

Syros hosts a two-day gathering connected the sensation and resilience of islands, bringing Aegean gastronomy to the halfway of the dialogue

On October 17 and 18, Syros volition go the halfway of the dialog connected the land system and the gastronomic practice of the Aegean. The two-day lawsuit is dedicated to the aboriginal of Europe's land economies, sustainable agriculture and the gastronomic individuality of the Cyclades. Ermoupolis volition beryllium a gathering constituent for organization bodies, producers, academics, journalists and gastronomy professionals successful the discourse of 2 important events: the General Assembly and the Annual Forum of the Network of Island Chambers of the EU. (INSULEUR) and the Symposium AegeanCuisine Cyclades 2025 connected the taxable “The Taste of Authenticity”.

On Friday, October 17, the INSULEUR Forum connected “Building Resilience successful Island Economies done Sustainable Agriculture” volition item the important relation of the agri-food assemblage successful the improvement and attraction of societal cohesion successful the land regions of the EU. Among the topics: the existent authorities of the cultivation assemblage connected the islands, the challenges, arsenic good arsenic the EU policies to enactment the superior sector. The sessions volition beryllium attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, arsenic good arsenic the Central Union of Chambers of Greece, academics, researchers and representatives of accumulation entities.

On Saturday, October 18, the Aegean Cuisine Cyclades2025 Symposium volition beryllium held connected the taxable "The Taste of Authenticity" astatine the Apollon Theater successful Ermoupolis, coordinated by cook Dina Nikolaou, with the information of producers, professionals, writers and journalists successful an unfastened dialog astir the taste, contented and modern individuality of Cycladic cuisine.

Among the speakers are names from the fields of production, gastronomy and science, specified arsenic Yannis Roussos, Thalia Tsichlakis, Georgios Loukas, Dimitris Roussounelos, Marinos Souranis, Manolis Kovaios and different important representatives of the Cycladic accumulation network. The programme includes presentations and discussions connected the imaginativeness and goals of the Aegean Cuisine Network, connected the accepted cheesemaking of the Cyclades and the value of its inclusion connected the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

The lawsuit is nether the auspices and enactment of the General Secretariat for Aegean and Island Policy, with the organization enactment of the European Parliament and the information of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece.

Those who are incapable to question to Syros volition person the accidental to ticker some the INSULEUR Forum and the Aegean Cuisine 2025 Symposium unrecorded via the Cyclades Chamber’s YouTube channel.