Food shortages in Cuba continue to worsen, and the inflation caused by failed socialist economic policies make what little food there is on the island more difficult to obtain. Nevertheless, the communist Castro dictatorship is planning another gourmet food festival that caters not to the Cuban people who are starving, but for foreign tourists who provide the regime with cash.
The Cuban government has confirmed the 14th edition of the International “Varadero Gourmet” Festival, scheduled to take place from September 13th to 15th at the Varadero resort. The event, according to authorities, aims to highlight haute cuisine and culinary innovation and will be held in a context marked by a severe food crisis affecting a large part of a Cuban population deprived of adequate nutrition.
Organized by the hotel tourism company Palmares, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Cubasol group, the festival seeks to bring together renowned chefs and culinary experts from countries such as Spain, Chile, Canada, Italy, France, the United States, Brazil, and China, as well as Cuban specialists.
During a press conference held at the Gato Tuerto nightclub in Havana, Ariadna Viñas, Palmares’ commercial director, explained that the central theme of the event will be the “evolution of Cuban cuisine.”
According to the state-run news outlet Prensa Latina, the festival’s agenda includes conferences, exhibitions, and culinary competitions that will address topics such as “changes in cooking to preserve,” “tradition and haute cuisine,” “artistic cooking,” and “knowledge of alternative cuisine.”
Contest events include categories for the best chef in appetizer, main course, and dessert, best sommelier in pairing, best attendant, best culinary team, as well as cocktail competitions in classic and flair (free) styles.
The communist Castro dictatorship could not make the true nature of socialism more clear: The people must suffer so the elite can enjoy a life of luxury. This is socialism in action.
Right. Because one can never disrespect and mock the lowly savages enough. Keeps them in their place.