Latin American culture promoted in Macau

The capital of Peru, Lima

The 2017 Latin American Cultural Festival kicked off during the weekend, featuring eight cultural activities including exhibitions and film screenings, as well as wine classes and tasting.

This year, the festival’s slogan is “From Culture to Business – a Crossover to bring Macau and Latin America closer together!”

Two photography exhibitions, titled “Latin American Architecture” and “Peru’s Memory: 1890 – 1950”, will be held throughout the festival along with a “Latin American Cultural Seminar Series”.

Latin American chefs from Argentina, Chile and Ecuador will also stage a cooking demonstration.

Organized by the Macau Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL), this year’s Latin American Gourmet Food Festival embraces the national cuisines of Argentina, Chile and Ecuador.

The gourmet festival will take place in parts; from October 7 to 12 and October 27 to November 5 at the Tromba Rija, and from October 13 to 22 at Café 360 of the Macau Tower. The festival will also feature premium wines from Argentina and Chile.

With the support of the Latin American Consuls General, a new activity titled “Cooking Demonstration by Consul General” has been added to the Gourmet Food Festival. José Miguel González Serrano, Consul General of Chile and Sergio Manuel Avila, Consul General of Peru will be the guest chefs for the demonstrations.

MAPEAL said that the demonstration aims to not only promote food cultures but also the products of their respective countries.

The “Cooking Demonstration by Consul General” kicked off on Saturday with Serrano, who prepared a four-
course dinner of trademark Chilean dishes paired with premium Chilean wines.

The next session will take place tomorrow at Tromba Rija and will be hosted by Avila. Avila will showcase traditional Peruvian dishes such as Aji de Gallina and the famous Chilcano cocktail.

The festival will run until November 5.