The implementation of the culinary heritage development project begins in Belarus and Latvia
Within the framework of the Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus cross-border cooperation program, the Bella Cuisine culinary heritage development project is being launched in the border regions of Belarus and Latvia, project coordinator Anton Rodnenkov informed BELTA.
The Bella Cuisine project will be implemented in the Polotsk, Lepel, Miory, Glubokoye, and Verkhnedvinsk districts of the Vitebsk region, as well as in the Aglona, Kraslava, Dagda, Rezekne, and Ludza municipalities of the Latgale region (Latvia). The total budget of the project is about 500 thousand euros.
It is planned that during the 18-month project, the Vitebsk region will become a candidate for joining the European Culinary Heritage Network, which includes 24 regions from countries such as Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine. A six-day culinary route through the border regions of Belarus and Latvia will be developed, four culinary festivals will be held, and an international center for the promotion of culinary heritage will be opened in the city of Kraslava (Latvia). Events to promote the culinary heritage of the Latgale region and the Vitebsk region will be held in Belarus and Latvia, training will be organized for representatives of the food service industry, as well as exchange trips to Sweden, Latvia, and Lithuania.
The Bella Cuisine project, within the framework of the Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus cross-border cooperation program, aims to introduce Belarus to the concept of culinary heritage, improve the quality of culinary services in the Vitebsk region and the Latgale region (Latvia), and promote national cuisine and gastronomic tourism.