Slow Food, the organization that educates in matters of gastronomy and preaches a slower lifestyle, is active in the Dominican Republic. An educational tour of the Carrefour mega-store located on Autopista Duarte was held on Saturday and was followed up by an eight-course dinner prepared by French chef Perez at the restaurant of the School of Culinary Arts of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra. The fresh ingredients Slow Food members had learned about during the Carrefour tour were turned into culinary wonders for the gala evening, which marked Slow Food?s second formal activity in Santo Domingo. The Santo Domingo branch of the worldwide organization was founded in October 2002. As well as accenting the importance of the table as a centerpiece of pleasure, Slow Food also focuses on the revival of seasonal culinary tradition and promotes land and ecologically sound food production. The first event focused on the musaceas (plantain and its cousin, the banana, and the lesser known ?rulo?).
Slow Food Santo Domingo?s next event will be a visit to an aquaculture farm, where the fine ?dorada? fish (served in a vanilla sauce at the Carrefour dinner) are bred. For more information on the movement in Santo Domingo, contact dolores@dr1.com.
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