Mexican Chronicles...
The
5th International Slow Food Congress
is the movement's most important event this
year since it is
at this congress that the executive body will be elected and
future strategies will be decided upon. It will take place from
the 8th to the 11th of November 2007 in Puebla, Mexico,
and will convene 600 people from more than 130 countries.
The
countdown has started...
There is only 1 week remaining to the Congress!
For
the past 15 weeks, this section, has presented features, news,
recipes, from the Congress and the country that will be our host
during these days...
| W-1: | Welcome to Puebla! | |
| W-2: | CARLO PETRINI: See you in Puebla | |
| W-3: | Mexican presidia | |
| W-4: | OFFICIAL PROGRAM | |
| W-5: | Frida Khalo | |
| W-6: | Mexican Cinema | |
| W-7: | Slow Food in the World: MAP of Convivia | |
| W-8: | Countries Participating in the Congress | |
| W-9: | Mes Patrio | |
| W-10: | Octavio Paz | |
| W-11: | VISIONS AND PROJECTS DOCUMENT: TAKING BACK LIFE | |
| W-12 | Mole Poblano | |
| W-13 | Puebla | |
| W-14: | Mexican songs | |
| W-15: | PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS: PRESS KIT |
Welcome
to Puebla!
A few welcoming words, this time from Mario Riestra Venegas, Leader of
the Puebla Gastronomica convivium...
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W-2
See
You in Puebla!
A few words about the Congress, from Carlo Petrini...
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W-3
PRESIDIA
Find out more about the Chinantia Vanilla, the Seri Fire Roasted
Mesquite and the Tehuacán Amaranth,
our two presidia in Mexico...
Chinantia Vanilla:
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English
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Italian
Tehuacán
Amaranth:
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English
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Italian
Seri
Fire Roasted Mesquite
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English
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Italian
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W-4
PROGRAM
Transportation, proceedings, opening and closing ceremonies,
meals and cultural activities...All this and more in the official program
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English
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W-5
FRIDA
KHALO
One of Mexico's most well known artist...
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W-6
MEXICAN
CINEMA
It has been present on the International scene since 1936...
Read
more about it...
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W-7
SLOW FOOD IN THE WORLD
Do
you know where all Slow Food convivia are located in the world?
Look at the map and you'll see!
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W-8
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE CONGRESS
Would you like to know where the people you will meet in Pebla come from?
Have a look at the list (still in progress)!
List of participating countries
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"MES PATRIO"
September is a significant month for Mexicans as it marks various incidents connected to Mexico’s struggle for freedom and sovereignty.
Read more about it...
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Italian
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OCTAVIO PAZ : Mexico's litterary genius
In
1990, Octavio Paz, the most famous and controversial
Mexican poet of the second half of the 20th century,
was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read more about him...
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Taking back life: the Earth, the Moon and Abundance
Following
Terra Madre, which helped us go a step further in our vision
of a new gastronomy that is more focused on the earth and its people,
Carlo Petrini has outline his vision for the future of Slow Food.
He hopes this document will serve as a foundation for concrete proposals
and ideas to be discussed and decided upon at the International Congress.
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Delicious Mole Poblano
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Find out more about Puebla
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Here are the songs we all need to know for the Congress
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W-15
The
Press kit gives a general presentation
of the goals and composition of the Congress
Press
kit
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Italian
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