Saudi Arabia’s culinary heritage to be showcased at Terra Madre network conference in Turin, Italy

Saudi Arabia’s culinary heritage to be showcased at Terra Madre network conference in Turin, Italy

- Thirteen elements of Saudi cuisine were listed in the Ark of Taste Archives, an international catalogue of endangered foods managed by the Slow Food movement.

- Following the announcement in June, the Saudi region of Aseer will be officially awarded ‘World Region of Gastronomy 2024’.

Turin, Italy – The Saudi Culinary Arts Commission is hosting a pavilion at the Terra Madre Network conference in Turin, Italy, to showcase some of the Kingdom’s unique dishes and indigenous food crops.

At the conference, thirteen elements of Saudi cuisine were added to the Ark of Taste Archives, an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods managed by the Slow Food movement. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Culinary Arts Commission and Slow Food to support the Kingdom’s burgeoning culinary sector, including the involvement of Saudi farmers’ markets in the Global Slow Food Earth Market list, and the identification of further opportunities for cooperation.

Slow Food is a global movement that operates in over 160 countries with the aim of preserving and increasing awareness of endangered foods that are unique in taste and native to a certain region. Some of the Saudi foods that were listed in the Ark of Taste include