The 5th Pancyprian Festival dedicated to potatoes is organized again this year by the Community of Avgoros and invites us to try alternative and traditional recipes based on potatoes. The Festival will take place on Saturday, July 22 in the yard of the First Elementary School of Avgoros and in it visitors will have the opportunity to try the local product of Avgoros but also to have fun in a traditional artistic program.
The Pancyprian Potato Festival
The 1st Potato Festival was organized in 2013 by the Cultural Club of THOI Avgoros at the Ethnographic Museum of the Community.
The aim of the Festival is to promote and promote the local product of Avgoros and the entire region of Kokkinochoria, while locals and foreign visitors have the opportunity to meet new recipes based on potatoes, with the inspiration and guidance of chef Nikos Stylianos , but also traditional recipes prepared by a group of volunteers and friends of Avgoros.
At the same time, since 2016, in collaboration with the CTO, workshops and seminars are organized on the subject of entrepreneurial opportunities created in the field of potato cultivation, the promotion of this product as a tourist, but also the upgrade of the Pancyprian Potato Festival.
Face cream and sweet potato
Within the framework of the Pancyprian Potato Festival, alternative uses of potatoes were presented, which the visitor of the Festival can try. With the cooperation of experts, soap and face cream have been prepared from potatoes, as well as sweets, some of which are potato jam, potato lava and traditional "pumps".
Great nutritional value
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, the potato is one of the most nutritious tubers, as it contains starch and potassium, while it is rich in carbohydrates, organic acids and vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C.
The history of the potato in Cyprus
The potato (solanum tuberosum) is native to South America. In the 16th century it spread to Europe, while in the 18th-19th century it was an important type of food in Europe. In the 19th century it spread to many tropical and subtropical countries. Around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, small quantities of potatoes were exported to Egypt during chronic rains. After 1909 there was a significant increase in exports and an increase in sales prices, while in 1920 it is now understood that the Cypriot potato was of excellent quality and so 5 years later, in 1925 there was tremendous progress with exports being a "performance" for its data. Of Europe.
The 5th Pancyprian Potato Festival
The 5th Potato Festival will take place on July 22, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. in the yard of the XNUMXst Primary School of Avgoros. Admission is free, and there will be kiosks with agricultural and agricultural products.
Organizers: Potato Festival Organizing Committee
Co-organizer: Community Council of Avgoros,
Great sponsor: LAYS
Supporters: Egg Potato Producers
Informations: festivalpatatas@gmail.com, 99577757, 99349856, 99236935