Fifth Yaracuy Heritage Kitchens Meeting will be held on June 19

Published at: 10/06/2026 03:59 PM

Yaracuy State will host the 5. ° Meeting of Heritage Kitchens, Flavors that Support Life, to be held on June 19 at the Antigua Misión hotel in San Felipe, with the participation of national and international specialists linked to food, cultural heritage and sustainable development.

This was announced by the director of the House for Cultural Diversity of Yaracuy, Andrés Fernando Rodríguez, who explained that the activity is part of the program “Heritage Kitchens and Food Security”, aimed at highlighting the relationship between food, identity and territory, according to the Ministry for Culture.

Invited speakers include the FAO consultant in Chile, Viviana González Herrera, who will address food and identity in migratory contexts; the representative of Ibercooks, Jesús Mendoza Mejía, with an exhibition on the safeguarding of traditional cuisines; and Oscar Alfredo Pietri Pacheco, who will present a paper on cocoa and the memory of the forest. Pedro Kahlil, from Project Ubre, and specialist Susana Raffalli Arismendi will also participate.

The program also includes the naming of the book Territories and Identity, a look at Regional Kitchens, published by the UNEY Editorial Fund and PIETRIX Editions, as well as the inauguration of the artistic exhibition Flavors that Support Life: Heritage Kitchens and Food Security.

The meeting seeks to promote the exchange of experiences and reflections on the value of traditional cuisines as a fundamental element of cultural identity and food security of peoples .

Mazo News Team