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Festival de Cocina Cubana in Havana
Havana's cuisine, a recognised blend of Spanish, African and indigenous influences, is showcased through several overlapping culinary events, most prominently the International Culinary Festival and Cuba Sabe. A Festival de Cocina Cubana was documented specifically marking Havana's five-hundredth anniversary; whether it continues as a distinct annual event separate from these other festivals is not clearly established, so this listing should be treated with some caution.
Havana's food culture blends Spanish, African and indigenous influences into a cuisine the Cuban state has formally recognised as intangible cultural heritage, and the capital hosts several distinct culinary events built around that mixed heritage, most prominently the International Culinary Festival, which has drawn roughly three hundred delegates from two dozen countries to the Havana Convention Palace in past editions, and Cuba Sabe, a showcase organised to promote national ingredients and connect chefs and entrepreneurs with potential business partners.