The President of the RT took part in the preparation of the “Big Kazan fish broth” for 4 thousand people

(KZN.RU, June 17, Mikhail Chentsov). The “Big Kazan fish broth” for 4 thousand people was cooked today in the capital of Tatarstan within the framework of the fishing week, which is taking place in the city from June 16 to 22. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Ilya Shestakov, the deputy minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the head of the Federal Fisheries Agency, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Rustam Nigmatullin, the first deputy prime minister of the RT, Sergey Ivanov, the chairman of the State Committee for Tourism of the RT, and others visited the venue of the festival “FISH ka” at the Family Center “Kazan”.

The vivid area near the Kazanka River was chosen for the first gastronomic fish festival in Kazan. The kitchen of the festival and a playground with entertainment for children and adults spread out on the embankment. Anyone can see how craftsmen work, buy souvenirs, and try fish products in addition to creative classes and lectures on healthy nutrition on the site near the “Chasha”. 15 food enterprises of Kazan and 5 enterprises of the “Tatpotrebsoyuz” presented their assortment of fish dishes and fish broth, prepared by different recipes, to the guests of the festival. All dishes are prepared from fish, which was planted in Tatarstan farms.

The organizers provided a separate program for young Kazan citizens, in which children can compete in aiming accuracy in the game “Feed the Kazan Cat”, participate in the quest “Cool Bite”, and swim in a dry pool. Also, parents with children can attend master classes in painting and modeling, participate in the “eating” championship of cookies in the form of fish, and see the beluga, made of flowers and lemons.

The main event of the fishing week was the preparation of a thousand-liter fish broth by Oscar Kuchera, a Russian actor and a TV anchorman, together with renowned Tatarstan’s chefs Dmitry Dyakov and Maksim Agureev. Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the cooking of the “Big Kazan fish broth” for 4 thousand portions. He added the main ingredients to the cauldron. Also, the guests went to the site of one of the lectures, where they talked about healthy nutrition, and tried fish dishes in one of the trading rows. I. Shestakov together with R. Minnikhanov took part in the master class on forging and made the iron fish, the symbol of the festival.

An unusual festival on the Kazanka embankment attracted both tourists and residents of the city. Ralina Ismagilova, a resident of Kazan, noted that the fishing week turned out to be excellent. “I really like fish and that's why I liked the “FISH ka”. Where else can I try fish broth of carp, trout, and beluga for free?”, she said. Other guests of the festival shared such opinion, some of whom came to try the broth with their own spoons and plates. In total, 3 thousand people visited the festival on its first day on June 16, and today, on June 17, the organizers expect about 7 thousand visitors who will come to watch the culinary battle with Oscar Kuchera.

The gastronomic fishing week takes place in Kazan on the days of the Confederations Cup, during which 32 restaurants will offer their best fish dishes to residents and guests of the city. Dishes from local fish were put in the restaurants’ menu specifically for the fish week and master classes on cooking are held in several facilities.