30 August 2024
The Eastern Economic Forum 2024 will feature an all new
Regions Market / Regions Cuisine, organized by Primorsky Territory, at the Far
East Street exhibition from 3 to 8 September. A team of chefs specializing in
the culinary traditions of the Far East will share the fruit of many years’
labour and a menu full of dishes from the Regional Tourism Centre Far East Cuisine
festival project.
“One of the tasks of the Eastern Economic Forum and
the Far East Street exhibition is to introduce the participants and guests of
the Forum to the culture and traditions of the Far East. Sophisticated and ubiquitous local cuisine
at international events is the best way to express what makes the Far Eastern
Federal District unique. At
the EEF in 2018, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich
Putin made Far East-style crepes with President of the People’s Republic of China
Xi Jinping, that is to say they made them with seafood. That first ever
culinary masterclass given by the heads of state took place in the Russian
Seafood exhibition pavilion. The culinary traditions of the Far East are an
integral part of Russia’s image and national pride,” Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury
Trutnev said.
The Regions Market / Regions Cuisine will be located
next to the Primorsky Territory pavilion and will include mobile test booths where
visitors can sample the products of regional companies.
“The suggestion to hold a Regions Market / Regions
Cuisine at EEF 2024 came from Yury Trutnev. Our region has what it takes to
make this market interesting for exhibition guests. We’re working on the
concept and content right now,” Governor of Primorsky Territory Oleg
Kozhemyako said.
According to the head of the region, Vladivostok has
spent the last three years creating a calendar of regular street food events. The
‘O! Mega Taste’ pollock and ‘On the Crest’ sea scallop festivals have been held
two years in a row, along with the ‘5 Seas, 3 Oceans’ festival of Russian port
cities and festivals for flounder, smelt, honey, tomatoes, and so much more.
Restaurateurs and chefs will also be spicing up the Regions
Market / Regions Cuisine with Far Eastern variants of Russian cuisine and
‘russified’ Asian dishes. The ‘Far Eastern Cuisine: Russia Meets Asia’ food court
is a place where participants and guests of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024 can
come together with the residents of Vladivostok to taste Russian crepes with local
fish, caviar, condensed milk, and Far Eastern pine nuts, as well as crab and
pollock buns, and halibut, crab, and wapiti dumplings. Chefs will also prepare
Far Eastern fish soup and solyanka, kukumaria skoblyanka, Far Eastern seafood
pilaf, and Russian fisherman’s steak with kelp, sea bream, and pollock caviar,
crab salad, and Far Eastern herring. Desserts will include Pavlov’s Far Eastern honey cake with
actinidia. The Regions Market / Regions Cuisine menu will feature plaice in
Asian sauce, crispy harumaki pancakes with crab and pollock, and drinks made
from the wild herbs of the Far East.
The venue programme will include culinary
masterclasses and gastronomic presentations by Vladivostok’s best chefs. Regions
Market / Regions Cuisine participants will include Free Port of Vladivostok
resident restaurant Zuma, the ‘Tokyo’ restaurant chain, and the restaurant of
the Aquatoria water complex.
Vladivostok ice-cream factory Ursa, the largest
producer in the Far Eastern Federal District, will be on hand to show off its
products.
The Visit Primorye Tourist Centre will be managing the
Regions Market / Regions Cuisine. Author and head of the ‘Gastronomic Map of
Russia’ project, curator and co-organizer of 55 festivals of Russian cuisine Ekaterina
Shapovalova will be hosting and curating the venue.
“For Russia, life at sea is a dream but not a fairy
tale. The Russian regional seafood industry should be developing faster than major
seaside resorts and tourist infrastructure. Food festivals are the most
expedient way for us to make our dream a reality and set a course for the
future. And the future for us and our children and grandchildren is the
opportunity to eat Russian cuisine everywhere in Russia, from Vladivostok to
Kaliningrad. A street festival is an inexpensive, easy way to try new things. Even
just five years ago we couldn’t have dreamed of bringing such a festival from the
regions to the capital because of a lack of mobile technology and ready
solutions. In the summer of 2024, Moscow’s street festivals and open food
courts will welcome modern Russian food, including the food of the Far East, to
compete with well-known foreign alternatives. We look forward to sharing Far
Eastern favorites with everyone from 3 to 8 September at the Regions Market /
Regions Cuisine,” Ekaterina Shapovalova said.
Special ‘Primorsky Territory’ and ‘Primorsky Scallop’ art
installations will be set up near the Regions Market / Regions Cuisine.
The Eastern Economic Forum 2024 will be held on 3–6
September in Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University.
The Eastern Economic Forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
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Adaptation to climate change: challenges and opportunities for business
Environmental and energy issues are becoming cornerstones for entrepreneurs who are concerned about the planet’s future. Businesses are working to reduce emissions by developing green technologies and sustainable financing systems. New initiatives aimed at adapting to changing climate conditions are emerging. These steps not only help protect the environment, but also open up new horizons for economic growth and sustainable development. That was the conclusion reached at a session entitled Adaptation to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Business, which took place as part of the Eastern Economic Forum.
