Los Cabos, BCS. November 9, 2023. To close the second day of activities of the Summit 2023 Prosperity: A Possible Purpose, Yolanda de Saracho Gatzionis and chefs Alma Cervantes y Alondra Maldonado presented the book Sea of Cortez Origin and Cuisinea gastronomic compendium of more than 200 pages that invites us to value and care for the riches of our seas and planet, in the face of the climate emergency.
The edition of this book is one of the 10 initiatives promoted by Sea of Cortez Forum y De Saracho Gatzionis led this project, which he described as a fascinating journey full of treasures and secrets accumulated over decades of tradition, culture and use of natural resources.
"This project was not just about coordinating and editing a book, but about doing something as a citizen, taking action for the health of the planet and human existence itself," she said.
The purpose of Sea of Cortez Origin and CuisineHe commented, is to teach, inform and educate about the food we have thanks to the nature of the region.
"In this book we have explored the culinary richness of the region and learned how art and culture come together to create a prosperous and fruitful environment in our country. We hope these recipes and stories inspire you to enjoy and value the natural bounty of our sea and to appreciate how cuisine can be a bridge between tradition and innovation, in harmony with the environment and the community," he said.
De Saracho Gatzionis highlighted the valuable participation in this book of the chefs Claudia Trasviña, Alondra Maldonado, Alma Cervantes, Julio Pastrana y Gabriel Rendón.
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The chef Alma Cervantes, from Sinaloa, said that it is incongruous that, being the planet our home, the human being is its main destroyer, so he was delighted that the message of the book, "is that the planet is our home. Sea of Cortez Origin and Cuisine goes beyond a simple recipe.
"One of the objectives is to raise awareness, reflect and take care of the products with which the wonderful sea blesses us and nourishes us human beings, because we usually eat mechanically, without thinking about what is behind what we are eating," he said.
The Sinaloa native urged to defend and take care of what is ours, because the region has a great commitment to nature.
Listening to the conferences at the Summit, in which sustainability was recurrently discussed, the chef Alondra Maldonadosaid that the importance of the sea and the gastronomyand sizing it in the right proportion.
How to link business with cooking was the challenge that brought the book to life. Sea of Cortez Origin and Cuisine and the entire team behind it, so he hopes that those who open it and read it will be fascinated by its pages, texts and photographs that represent each of the five states of the region.