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The project will create a new local tourist product: "Tasting feast of traditional and new dishes with Brezhani chestnuts", aimed at preserving and enriching the traditional way of life and cuisine, and culture of Brezhani and the region.
It will create new practices for applications of Brežan chestnuts as an extremely sought-after commercial product and its untapped possibilities until today.
Through the project, the cultural calendar of Simitli municipality and the region will be enriched.
The studies and analyzes of chestnut recipes used in Bulgarian and European cuisine, the demonstration of chestnut dishes by master chefs to housewives from the region, and the collection of recipes in a book will lead to the full use and enrichment of modern local cuisine.
A training seminar will be held on the nutritional and technological features of cooking chestnuts for the housewives of Brezhani, as well as on the technology of preserving them. This will open up new opportunities for local businesses. Within the framework of the project, the mineral composition of the Brezhani chestnut will be investigated - a basis for applying for its European certification as a unique local product with a geographical indication.
As part of the program of the Brežani Chestnut Festival, which is organized in the village of Brezhani traditionally every year and attracts thousands of tourists from the region and the country, the "Tasting Feast of Traditional and New Dishes with Brezhani Chestnuts" will also become a tradition, which will give an opportunity to pass on tradition and recipes from generation to generation.