Romanian Agri-Food Products Promoted in Berlin

Food can be a great ambassador for a nation, and local dishes have a new chance to be recognized internationally. Romanian agri-food products recognized at both national and European levels will be promoted at the 88th edition of the "Green Week 2024" exhibition (Grune Woche), taking place until January 28 in Berlin, Germany, as announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR). According to the ministry: "Annually, MADR participates in this exhibition with an information stand on the policies applied in the field of agriculture and rural development, where experts from MADR promote Romanian agri-food products recognized at the national and European levels. The Ministry of Agriculture aims to promote and offer samples for tasting from products registered under European quality schemes or in the registration process, including Topoloveni Plum Jam - PGI, Sibiu Salami - PGI, Ibăneşti Telemea - PDO, Smoked Danube Mullet - PGI, Pleşcoi Sausages - PGI, Sibiu Telemea - PGI, Săveni Cheese - PGI, Tulcea Pike Roe Salad - PGI, Traditional Carp Roe Salad - STG, Dobrogean Pie - PGI, and from the spirits category, Geographical Indication - Pălincă and Ţuică Zetea de Medieşul Aurit, as well as products registered under national quality schemes." Additionally, among the Romanian products exhibited at the 2024 edition of the "Green Week," there are those in the process of registration under a European quality system, such as: Buzău Babic for obtaining PGI, Delta Sturgeon Batog for obtaining PGI, Marinated Sardine for obtaining STG. Romania's booth also features products that will undergo the stages of registration under a European quality system, including axe-cut sausages from Vâlcea, garnish-smoked meat from Vâlcea, fir bark cheese from Bran, Nădlac ghiudem salami, silver carp and catfish batog, fish zacusca, and many more. Visitors can also taste various syrups, jams, or fruit preserves, bakery and pastry products, smoked apples, and plums from Vrancea. In the spirits category, Romania will offer tastings of pălincă and ţuică, as well as white and red wine. The booth showcases chicken meat products, various types of honey, bee products, and cold-pressed oils. The "Green Week 2024" exhibition serves as both a business platform and a festival of gastronomic and folk traditions with significant media impact in Europe and globally. In 2023, over 300,000 visitors attended the exhibition.