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The beneficiary of Beca 18 returned to Peru and now shares new international culinary trends with his students in PiuraThe life of Eligio Garcia Farceque began to simmer in Cascapampa, a hamlet in the province of Huancabamba, in Piura. Today, as a chef and ambassador of Peruvian cuisine in Germany, he has returned to his region to teach more young people in his region about the culinary arts.
His vocation for gastronomy was born at the age of 10, while watching his mother cook. My mother, with the preparation of her wheat with chicken, taught me that food should always be made with love; thanks to her I learned that cooking feeds the soul and is a way of sharing with the family, recalls the winner of Scholarship 18 of the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec).
But Eligio had a dream: he wanted to bring the traditional food of his family and community to the world. Without the resources to access higher education, he decided to serve two years in the Armed Forces, where he forged the discipline he applies today in the kitchen. Then, he applied for Scholarship 18 with the Armed Forces modality and won a place to study Gastronomy at the Ceturgh Peru Private Institute.
Beca 18 changed my life, says the 32-year-old young man from Piura. After graduating, he fulfilled his Commitment to Service to Peru by working in restaurants in the country. He then emigrated to Berlin, Germany, where, for three years, he joined the team at Serrano, a Peruvian fusion cuisine restaurant, alongside international chef Enrique Servan, whom he considers his great teacher.
With him I learned trends such as foams, gelations, edible roses and sprouts, a more molecular type of Peruvian cuisine, but always respecting traditional recipes, he points out. In addition, he has participated in international fairs and has cooked alongside chefs from all over the world.
However, Eligio did not want to leave his talent abroad, so he returned to Peru to share his gastronomic knowledge acquired in his academic and professional career. Thus, today he is a Gastronomy teacher at the institute that trained him. I have the privilege of teaching young people who, like me, applied for Scholarship 18. Students from areas of extreme poverty. I show them that nothing is impossible when one perseveres, he mentions.
In his classes he combines traditional recipes, such as Piuran yucca mash, with modern techniques. We try to ensure that traditional recipes are not lost. We give them added value, we plate them commercially, with new trends, but without losing their soul, he says.
Eligio admires Virgilio Martinez and Gaston Acurio, chefs who brought Peruvian cuisine to international recognition. Thanks to them, I can follow my vocation and now my students see in me an example that they can achieve their goals, he adds.
Beca 18 transforms life and Peru. We made our dreams come true with the financial help of the State and now it is our turn to return that support by transferring the knowledge acquired for the benefit of the country, he said.
Pronabec, through this scholarship, has benefited more than 85,000 Peruvians by giving them access to higher education. To learn more about this contest and other current ones, those interested can visit the website www.gob.pe/pronabec, write to www.facebook.com/PRONABEC or WhatsApp 914 121 106.
Learn more about the story of Eligio Garcia: https://youtu.be/cf3bhE5cycQ
This news belongs to the Pronabec Talent Stories News compendium
