Canada Week in Amman highlights culinary delights, trade

AMMAN — The Canadian embassy is hosting Canada Week, a five-day celebration of Canadian cuisine and consumer goods.

Held at CENTRO Store in Amman between February1 and 5, Jordanians will be able to sample premium Canadian agri-food and other products and watch live cooking demonstrations with Canadian Chef Samuel Lavergne-Fournier.

Throughout the week, CENTRO will be featuring a range of "high-quality" Canadian food and beverage products, including maple syrup, seafood, Canadian beef, pulses, and premium snacks, according to a statement for The Jordan Times.

The CENTRO Restaurant will present a rich Canadian menu that includes fresh Atlantic lobster and classics like poutine.

Canada Week also included a lecture on Canadian cuisine to Jordanian students at the Royal Academy for Culinary Arts by Lavergne-Fournier.

The students learnt about Canada’s rich gastronomic heritage, culinary techniques, and ingredients shaped by its geography and place in the world. The week also featured an exclusive Four Hands Dinner at Alee Restaurant, where Lavergne-Fournier collaborated with Jordanian Chef Ali Ghzawi on a gourmet fusion menu that blends Canadian and Jordanian flavours.

This collaboration showed how "high-quality" Canadian agricultural and seafood products come together ingredients in a fine-dining setting.

Canada Week is part of the embassy's ongoing efforts to enhance bilateral trade relations and promote Canada’s agricultural and agri-food sector in Jordan, according to the statement.

"Canada Week is a fantastic opportunity for Jordanian consumers to experience the rich and diverse flavours of Canada," said Canadian Ambassador to Jordan Tarik Khan.

"Through this initiative, we aim to strengthen trade ties between Canada and Jordan by introducing high-quality Canadian food products to the Jordanian market," the ambassador added.

Canada Week is open to the public, and it provide an opportunity for Jordanian food enthusiasts, business, and media to experience Canadian cuisine and explore partnerships, the statement said.