Its well known that the cuisine of each people in the world serves as one of the best promoters of the national culture. Mexican cuisine not only satisfies the taste of Mexicans and the numerous tourists who visit this Latin American country, but also shows a part of rich Mexican culture abroad. We can affirm that nowadays gastronomy is one of the relevant factors that annually attract more than 39 million tourists to visit and discover Mexico.

In order to make Azerbaijanis more familiar with the Mexican culture, particularly with gastronomy, the Mexican Embassy in Azerbaijan, in collaboration with the M'EAT restaurant, organized the presentation of Mexican typical dishes within the  event Mexican Night, that was held on January 22nd in the aforementioned restaurant.

The participants of the event discovered new flavors, learnt about peculiarities of the Mexican culture, as well as approached the traditions and customs of Mexico. In this sense, they observed several similarities between the cultures of both countries, at the same time, they expressed a taste for dishes, presented with the music of Mariachi Baku.

During the opening speech, the Ambassador of Mexico to Azerbaijan, Rodrigo Labardini, welcomed the participants and shared with them some relevant facts about Mexican gastronomy. The diplomat mentioned that the gastronomy of his country was inscribed by UNESCO to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010. He stressed that the sector is very important for tourism and for national economy, cause it generates more than 5.5 million jobs in the country. He pointed out that gastronomy is transmitted as a heritage through generations and constitutes immaterial values of the Mexican people.