European cheese culture: An international and multidisciplinary symposium

By Sopexa

23 May 2017

8 June 2017
Maison Grand Place, Grand Place 19 - 1000 Brussels

We are delighted to invite you to the concluding symposium of the European “CHEESE UP YOUR LIFE” programme which has been promoted across four European markets - Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Denmark and France - since 2015.

Cheese is an essential part of Europe's heritage. From sensory perceptions to cultural food patterns, international experts will share the latest insights on cheese, looking at how the brain influences our eating behaviour and exploring its European dimension beyond cultural differences in the way we use this product across different countries.

Eight thousand years after the discovery of cheese in Europe, we are still finding new ways to consume it.

Food bloggers and cooks from four countries will have the opportunity to present their vision of current cheese trends through a live tasting of their winning recipes at the event.

MODERATED BY ALEX TAYLOR, EUROPEAN JOURNALIST (EUROPEAN PRESS REVIEW, FRANCE INTER).

Programme

From 9.30 am REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION

10.00 − 10.05 OPENING ADDRESS
Alex Taylor

10.05 − 10.15 EUROPEAN CHEESE CULTURE AND LOCAL HERITAGE IN FOUR COUNTRIES, A SUCCESSFUL THREE-YEAR STORY
Laurent Damiens, European Milk Forum and CNIEL, France

10.15 − 10.45 FLAVOURS & SENSORY PERCEPTION: How the brain influences our eating behaviour and the pleasure of eating cheese
Professor Edmund T. Rolls, Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford
and University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

10.45 − 11.15 EUROPEAN CHEESE MAPPING: Sensory evaluation of visual appearance, scent, taste and texture
Lisbeth Ankersen, M.Sc. (Chemistry) InnovaConsult, Denmark

11.15 − 11.45 BREAK

11.45 − 12.15 THE PLACE OF CHEESE IN A CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE: new cultural trends & patterns of cheese consumption in Europe 
Trish Deseine, Cook and Food Writer, Ireland

12.15 − 12.30 Q&A SESSION

12.30 − 14.30 LUNCH - THE EUROPEAN ”CHEESE UP YOUR LIFE” BLOGGER CONTEST: presentation of the winning bloggers and recipes
An opportunity to taste original and delicious recipes with European cheese, created by the winners of competitions in the four countries

Please register by 24th May: Laurence.evrard@sopexa.com
Tel : 32 497 07 07 43