Secrets of Chinese cuisine and the creation of a cheese picture at the Tasty Kazan gastro-festival this weekend

For the first time, the event will be held in the format of a family picnic, and separate garbage collection will be provided at the site

This weekend, the gastronomic festival “Tasty Kazan” will take place in the capital of Tatarstan. For the first time, the event will be held in the format of a family picnic with a special gastronomic area for children. The guest stars will be chefs Grigory Mosin and Gleb Levitsky. Daria Sannikova, Director of the Committee for Tourism Development, announced this at the Business Monday meeting.

“Tourists share that they come to any new city in order to taste the local cuisine, and Kazan has something to show and be proud of, - said the head of the executive committee Rustem Gafarov, - Tasty Kazan rightfully took its place in a series of summer events. We appreciate the desire to develop the festival and to find new forms of activities”.

This year, the concept will be a family picnic. Blankets, soft poufs, tables and sun beds will be put in front of the central stage of the festival. Every family will be able to comfortably settle down and enjoy the festive atmosphere here, the speaker noted.

Another innovation is the children's gastronomic area. Attractions, themed workshops, and interactive games will be prepared for young visitors. The children are also waiting for chemical experiments and the creation of a cheese picture, and in the evening a mini-disco and a family flash mob will begin.

Special attention was paid to the implementation the idea of a green festival. Separate garbage collection, transfer of used materials for recycling and charity events will be provided at the site.

The guest stars will be Moscow chefs Grigory Mosin and Gleb Levitsky, as well as Alexander Kosov and Aidar Abdullin from Kazan.

“This year we have tried to diversify the festival menu. Visitors will have an opportunity to taste Sichuan chicken, fern root noodles, churros, Mediterranean snails, Argentine shrimp, Korean ramen, fermented lemonades and much more,”-Daria Sannikova shared.

In the lecture hall area, residents and guests of the city will be told about healthy eating, the secrets of food photography, festive table setting and nutrition. Nutritionists, sommeliers, food bloggers and others will speak to the audience. A special podcast will introduce visitors to the 9-year history of the festival.

The topic of international gastronomy will be supported by partnership with consulates represented in Kazan. Representatives of the Consulate of the People's Republic of China will talk about the preparation of traditional Chinese dishes. Authentic dishes can also be tasted in a traditional Kyrgyz yurt. A bright pilaf cooking master class will be introduced by representatives of the Consulate of Turkmenistan.

The festival days will end with cozy movie nights. On July 13, the film “Take it and remember” directed by Baibulat Batullin will be shown. On July 14, the screening of the film “Sumbul” by Rashid Malikov and Ramil Fazliev will take place.

On Saturday, the rock band GAUGA will perform on stage, and on Sunday, the Tik-tak cover band.

The anniversary festival Tasty Kazan will be held on July 13 and 14 from 11:00 to 22:00.