At Menningarnótt on the 23rd of August, Matís will present new foods that cultural night guests are invited to taste. The innovations are the result of the innovation and product development of the project "Innovation in the Nordic Bioeconomy".
The project is one of the main projects of "Nordbio", which is part of the Icelandic Presidency program, and Iceland currently holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The project focuses on innovation in the bioeconomy, including food production and biomass production with sustainability in mind.
The first part of the project was to assist food producers in the development of new foods. Matís advertised this spring for ideas for innovation in food processing in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. There was great interest in the fact that almost 80 entrepreneurs applied for assistance and about 40 of them received specialist assistance from Matís in product development.
Culture Night gives visitors and pedestrians the opportunity to taste the production of two Icelandic entrepreneurs and get acquainted with Nordic co-operation, which is carried out by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs:
Perlubygg (excellent barley for fine cooking) from Móðir Jörð in Vallanes. Chef Sveinn Kjartansson is going to prepare a delicious dish from the pearl barley.
BE juicy (organically certified cabbage powder for juice making) you can taste BE juicy boozt.
The presentation will be held at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Rauðarárstígur 25, 4th floor, between 14:00 and 17:00.
The project "Innovation in the Nordic Bioeconomy" produced 30 products, with the aim of developing new food or food-related products in Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Innovative projects of this kind strengthen regional economic growth and increase sustainability in food production. Information on all products can be found at Nordtic website.