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Aleppo, Capital
of Gastronomic Culture 2005 |
Every time paradise welcomes us, we say
Aleppo is our goal and you are the place we
choose
By these words, the poet Al-Mutanabi, described
Aleppo, which we do believe is not too much for
a city like Aleppo.
Based on the architectural criteria which
distinguish the beauty of this city, Aleppo was
considered twenty-five years ago by the UNESCO
as one of the most important Islamic cities and
that its human heritage should be kept and
protected. Everyone can find a lot of historical
sites and buildings that represent most of the
Islamic eras from the Rachid caliphs up to this
date. Aleppo was considered a strategic
crossroad of the three continents: Europe, Asia
and Africa, and it became the major route for
the traders’ caravans.
For these reasons, the people in Aleppo paid
full attention and concern to the cuisine which
contains the most delicious dishes, desserts and
drinks. This is a cuisine whose reputation
stretches from Istanbul to Aden.
Taking the above into consideration, the Syrian
Academy of Gastronomy competed to have the
International Academy of Gastronomy award Aleppo
the annual Grand Prix for Gastronomic Culture,
the second city after Paris to receive this
prize.
Celebrating this important event, the Syrian
Academy of Gastronomy has the honor to welcome a
delegation of the International Academy of
Gastronomy to Aleppo to deliver the award in
September 2006.
The choice of Aleppo as Capital of Gastronomic
Culture bestows on us a major responsibility to
do our utmost to preserve our local gastronomic
culture and heritage, of which we may be justly
proud.
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