A week-long Mexican food festival called ‘Mexican Gastronomy Week’ featuring mouth-watering cuisine amid a backdrop of special ambience created to showcase the culture of that north American country, was inaugurated by Mexican Ambassador Alfredo Miranda at the InterContinental Riyadh Hotel on September 17, 2018.
Addressing a press conference at the InterContinental Hotel here, Ambassador Miranda said that Mexico’s cuisine has won UNESCO honor. “The Mexican cuisine attained status by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. In fact, the incredible variety of Mexican food is finally receiving its due,” said the envoy, while thanking the InterContinental Hotel for hosting the Mexican Gastronomy Week from September 17-22, 2018.
The envoy said that the guests will have an opportunity not only to taste the authentic Mexican cuisine but also to admire Mexican handicrafts and photos from a collection and enjoy live music during the festival.
Tariq Dowidar, Area General Manager for IHG Government Hotels and General Manager of InterContinental Riyadh, and Eduardo Perez, a prominent Mexican chef and TV show host, who has flown to Riyadh for preparing authentic cuisine, also addressed the press conference. A baggage full of authentic ingredients including spices which were used to prepare the whole range of Mexican dishes, salads and sauces, has been brought to Riyadh especially for this notable food festival.
