Ways to Promoting Rural, Cultural and Gastronomical Tourism in Mărginimea Sibiului

Taste Of Mărginimea Sibiului In “Transylvania Gourmet-Food Culture Festival”

In September 2015 was held the first Transylvanian gourmet festival, organized by the My Transylvania association in Sibiu. The success that was gladdened by the unique event, prompted the organizers to continue thus for three weeks in August-September 2016 “Transylvania Gourmet-Food Culture Festival” which will celebrate and promote culinary culture authentic from southern Transylvania by organizing 13 events. Healthy food is the heart of this project and is celebrated as such: seasonal menus are offered of traditional products varieties, no preservatives, no additives and prepared according to traditional recipes, multicultural. The project includes Sibiu City Menu (launch of a common menu in ten participating restaurants throughout the period in which the festival takes place), meetings with producers from the area, launching a common label “Local Taste” for restaurants and producers from the southern Transylvania, roundtable on New Transylvanian Cuisine theme, Live cooking performance for young chefs and a gala prize for five categories.