Page 90 - Almanacco_ENG_2014

Ark of TAsTethe alliance’scouscousmoroccosmall-scale Family Farmers Find essential support From cheFs who commit to promoting their work and their productstyphaine bRiandThe Slow Food Alliance of Chefs ar- rived in Morocco in 2013. The Alliance is a partnership between cooks, small- scale producers and Slow Food Presid- ia that aims to encourage restaurants (the interpreters of local gastronomic wealth) to support local and small-scale food producers who protect Morocco’s food biodiversity. Morocco currently has four Presidia−argan oil, Taliouine saf- fron, Zerradoun salt and Alnif cumin−as well as a dozen products catalogued in the Ark of Taste and a wide network of supporters committed to protecting the country’s culinary heritage.90 almanaC© olIVEr mIGlIorE