Presentation by two "Chefs" of their menu for the culinary competition "A taste of Europe".

Brussels

2014 European elections (T)

"A taste of Europe" - Culinary competition for the European elections night

Exterior view of the European Parliament in Brussels

SOUNDBITE (French), Pierre Lefebvre, "This evening I will make a reference to French geography which is at the crossroad of Europe. We will four recipes for the four cardinal points: one for the southern Mediterranean taste, which will make a remembering to the Spanish and Italian cuisine, a recipe for the west coast which will refer to the Manche, going to Ireland and Great Britain. A remembering to the north as well, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, we will work out the taste of mussels and fries."

SOUNDBITE (French), Pierre Lefebvre, "This evening is very open, there can be up to 1000 persons, it is open to everyone in the Parlamentarium. We are two master chefs, we will prepare around 2500 portions in order for everyone to be taste one or two recipes."

SOUNDBITE (English), Clodagh McKenna, "I am doing a taste of Ireland, we have a wonderful island with incredible seafood. We have here three different fish and seafood, we are doing smoked salmon which I think Ireland is very famous for. We are also going to do smoked mackerel pate and also a signature dish of my restaurant in Dublin, fresh crab which is made with chili, some creme fraiche and lime and it is going to be bedded on top of guacamole."