"We are looking for partners in food tourism. The project involves the development of products from local ingredients that can be sold to tourists in the area. "
He says that food tourism seeks to produce food from local ingredients that appeal to tourists. "In this way, it is possible to increase margins within the area both through further processing of raw materials, sales of local products and longer stays for tourists. It is clear that the demand for local products has increased, partly due to tourists' interest in experiencing and taking with them the uniqueness of areas when it comes to food, "says Gu\u00f0mundur. "We want to further encourage this interest and help the locals gain a foothold in this field."<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food tourism is part of cultural and recreational tourism Mat\u00eds vill efla matarfer\u00f0amennsku \u00e1 Su\u00f0austurlandi og \u00f3skar fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 eftir samstarfi vi\u00f0 \u00e1hugasama a\u00f0ila \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu sem b\u00faa yfir g\u00f3\u00f0ri […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-cover.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1973],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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"We are feeling the growing interest of locals in the integration of food, culture and tourism. A good example of this is the establishment of the cluster In the State of Vatnaj\u00f6kull, which works to promote such integration. There, parties in the area agree on its overall marketing. It is also clear that the target group is present in the area. According to research, it is estimated that half of all foreign tourists visit the area during the summer, or about 120,000 a year, and that will only increase, "says Gu\u00f0mundur.
He says that food tourism actually involves the experience of a certain place or area through the consumption of local or regional food and drink. "Raw materials and production methods that are common in the area are highlighted there, creating a unique position. Food tourism can therefore be part of cultural and entertainment-related tourism, such as in restaurants that offer guests local products, such as lobster here in H\u00f6fn. Then you can think of sales of farmers' home production, food festivals and cooking courses, for example, "says Gu\u00f0mundur.
He says that Mat\u00eds is interested in supporting the development of food tourism nationwide but with an emphasis on the Southeast. "We want to be involved in the development of products from local ingredients with interested parties in this area. Mat\u00eds' contribution includes expertise and equipment for product development and support from idea to product. "<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"