Frape … Bougatsa had the opportunity to try the visitors of the 89th TIF, who spent Sunday afternoon from the Thessaloniki municipality booth, in front of the OTE Tower. Experienced baristas of the city shared the secrets of coffee and showed how a simple frappe can turn into something completely different, combining two of Thessaloniki’s most “classic” flavors in a glass!

Frape coffee is an instant coffee with water, sugar, ice and caffeine and the well -known Frapera requires it. It is one of the most popular refreshing drinks in Greece, which tourists are looking for during their holidays. However, as the experienced baristas pointed out, the magic hides in variations.

Ice cream frappe, baileys or cold foam, a drink that can become even more “playful or even more sophisticated”, depending on the mood and ideas of baristas, as was the variant of … bougatsas that was “revealed” to the public with the corresponding cream in foam and cinnamon.

Coffees’ frappe Bougatsa » They were shared in a disc on the Thessaloniki municipality booth and what one needed was to try the thick foam first with the straw to get the palate all the taste and then mix well to drink its frozen coffee.

“Thessaloniki has been part of the UNESCO Creative Gastronomy Cities since 2021 and the Department of Tourism and Tourism Development highlights this event at every opportunity. Gastronomy can be a powerful traffic motivation. We live the tourism of experience and we want visitors, returning to their homes, to talk about what they lived. And the gastronomy of Thessaloniki has many experiences to give them a lot of experience. “told RES-EIA the Deputy Mayor of Culture, Tourism and Inter-Municipal Cooperation of the Municipality of Thessaloniki Vassilis Gakis.

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Mr. Gakis added that, through these events, the aim is to present other versions of products for which Thessaloniki is famous for, such as donuts. For this reason, next Saturday, September 13, at 6:30 pm, the theme “The Sweet History of Loukouma” will be held.

Throughout the 89th TIF, there will be many more presentations and activities from the Department of Tourism and Tourism Development at the Pavilion of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, to highlight the culture, tourist identity and creativity of the city.