Jointly organised by Slow Food International and the Slow Food convivia in Spain, and a major event in the food and cuisine calendar, the first edition of ALGUSTO, Saber y Sabor will take place later this year at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC).

The show is being supported by the region’s most important government bodies: the Basque government, the provincial government of Bizkaia and Bilbao city council.

Although inspired by the Salone del Gusto de Torino, the show is directed at a much smaller geographical area, focusing mainly upon the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Europe’s Atlantic coast (France, Holland, etc), the British Isles and Ireland, and Latin America.

The event gives visitors and the general public the chance to sample and buy a broad variety of local, artisan and homemade products from around the world: oils, wine, liqueurs, water, cider, coffees, teas, canned food, meat and cold meats, dairy products, fish, seafood and shellfish, semi-canned and smoked food, frozen products, ice-creams, vegetables, fruit, delicatessen products, cakes and pastries and other sector-related goods and produce.

The show will feature tastings, taste laboratories, children’s workshops, chef demonstrations, meals in selected restaurants, talks, etc.