Italian cuisine week in Prague under the banner of flour

(ANSA) - PRAGA, 20 NOV - On the occasion of the 11th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Embassy in Prague is organising a dinner this evening at which - under the direction of Italian chef Riccardo Lucque - traditional Italian flours (wheat, maize, buckwheat, chickpeas, chestnuts, rice, spelt, semolina, potatoes and others) will be highlighted as basic ingredients of the Mediterranean diet and unmistakable components of Italy's root cuisine.
    The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, reads a statement from the embassy, is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, together with the Academy of Cuisine and numerous other partners. The 9th edition has as its main theme 'Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition', with a particular focus on the acknowledged role of the Mediterranean diet in protecting health, within the framework of a healthy, balanced and sustainable lifestyle.
    Ambassador Mauro Marsili emphasised how Italy is also at the forefront in the field of cuisine, knowing how to propose to the Czech public - and the world at large - specialities that perfectly reconcile flavour with wellbeing and health. "Italy, today as yesterday, can offer valid and tasty options to all those who intend to eat light or have some dietary restrictions, without renouncing taste and creativity," said Marsili.
    Guests of the event will be diplomats, institutional and academic representatives, journalists, influencers, entrepreneurs and operators in the catering sector.
    The events promoted within the framework of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World kicked off in the Czech Republic on 18 November, with the presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague (IIC) of the Czech translation of Cristina Cassar Scalia's novel 'Sabbia nera' (Black Sand), which was attended by the Director of the IIC, Marialuisa Pappalardo, the translator and editor of the work, Alice Flemrova, and the author. Taking a cue from Cassar Scalia's novel, in which Sicilian cuisine accompanies the thread of the narrative, the link between food and literature was explored. The celebrations will conclude on Tuesday, 26 November with a guided tour of the "Fotogrammi di moda italiana" exhibition in the Baroque Chapel and the IIC's Chapter House, followed by a "dinner with Italian cinema".