關於香港慢食協會
香港慢食協會是國際慢食會的分會。國際慢食協會是一個結合享受美食和對當地社區及環境有承擔的全球性基層組識。自從成立於1989年，國際慢食會已經發展為全球的運動，有數百萬來自超過150個國家的會員和支持者。
香港慢食協會於2000年由一群熱心的美食愛好者成立。他們想探究和分享對優質，潔淨，公平的食物的愛好，並表揚香港的多元文化。
慢食的"慢"是什麼意思？
The “slow” in Slow Food does not necessarily refer to the speed of food production or consumption. In a fast-paced food and finance capital like Hong Kong, residents lead busy and rushed lives. Fast and convenient food is often an important factor. But of equal, if not greater, importance to Hong Kongers are variety, nutrition, quality, and taste.
The definition of the term “slow” is a broad sense of respect. “Slow” food is a cuisine, an ingredient, or a product that reflects a respect for its growers, for the quality of its source, for its nutritional value and its taste, for its journey to our plates, and for its consumers. “Slow” food means good, clean and fair food.
慢食運動是如何開始的？
The Slow Food movement began as a protest at the site of the first intended McDonald’s in Rome. The fast food industry was beginning to build a significant presence in Europe in the mid-1980s. Modern fast food threatened to create a homogenous food culture and deepen an already growing chasm between a food’s source and its consumer. Chains of large franchises replaced the diversity of independent establishments. The priority on profit replaced the quest for quality. Restaurants became the end point for assembly line food production, shipped in from industrial factories in distant locations.
為什麼慢食對香港重要？
Here in Hong Kong, many local residents can recall foods, traditions, and recipes that have been lost to time and fast food culture. Dishes cooked by mothers and grandmothers are no longer readily available. We have also lost our access to biodiverse ingredients; about 90% of our produce is imported from large agricultural operations in China and other countries. And with the lack of labeling and information from producers and the all-too frequent occurrence of food production scandals, we Hong Kongers must also question the safety of these food products to our health.
由於大型食品生產商對安全，營養和質量的妄顧，香港慢食會仝人相信我們要求優質，潔淨，正當食物的權益受到威脅。
因此，我們有責任教育自己和社區關於"慢食"。作為全球公民的首要任務，是要培訓對種養和生產者，來源，方法，傳統和文化，過程及把食物準備好上碟的人員的尊重，使能有管道，知識及自由去選擇我們如何來滋養自己和所愛的人。