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Mexico City’s Historic Center launches chile en nogada festival with 60 participating businesses

From El Universal · () Spanish

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  • The fifth chile en nogada festival opened in Mexico City’s Historic Center, with 60 hotels, restaurants and market kitchens participating.
  • Organizers said the event seeks to promote local gastronomy and stimulate economic activity in the area.
  • The festival will run through Sept. 26 and includes an interactive map, a digital recipe book and awards for the best recipes.

Mexico City’s Historic Center has opened its fifth festival dedicated to chile en nogada, bringing together 60 establishments with different versions of the traditional dish.

The participating businesses include hotels and kitchens in the 2 de Abril, Abelardo Rodríguez, San Juan and Artesanías markets. César Sánchez, head of the Community Work Department at the Historic Center Authority, said the event is designed to promote the area’s gastronomy while supporting local economic activity.

We decided to include both the smallest businesses and the more established ones, precisely as a strategy to boost activity in the restaurant, hotel and commercial sectors by promoting chile en nogada

· César SánchezHe explained why the festival includes a broad range of local businesses.

Organizers have created an interactive map showing the location of each participating establishment. The Historic Center Authority also prepared a digital recipe book featuring more than 50 ways to make chile en nogada and dishes using the cream associated with it.

The festival was inaugurated at the Claustro de Sor Juana, with students helping collect the recipes. It will conclude on Sept. 26, when organizers will recognize the best versions of the dish and award prizes to the top three at the Club de Banqueros. Carlos Cervantes Godoy, the authority’s general coordinator, said the event aims to encourage economic growth among the businesses that form part of the Historic Center.

The idea behind these events is to promote the economic growth of those who are part of the Historic Center

· Carlos Cervantes GodoyHe described the festival’s economic objective.
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