'Folk Festivities'
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Books Sabor ibérico. Un país sorprendenteSpain is in a truly privileged location where its fields and mountains, rivers and seas, and diverse climate give rise to the production of excellent foods, unique festivals and wonderful locales. The many civilizations that have called Spain home |
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News UK Firm to Promote Spain’s Estrella Damm Beer at Food FestivalBrewery seeks to introduce this Spanish beer produced in Barcelona to wider UK audience. ?xml version="1.0"?> A Taste of London, to be held in Regent’s Park from June 16th to the 19th, is a four-day food, wine and entertainment event. |
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Books BonprofitFact: the best way to get to know an area is through its cuisine. Fact: Alicante gastronomy is based on a combination of seasonal products, healthy eating and imagination. Fact: this is a wonderful book with recipes from all over... |
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News Complete Program Released for MadridFusion 2011The much-anticipated complete program for MadridFusion 2011 has been released, and this year’s offerings do not disappoint.. The three day event, which will take place from January 25 to January 27, will be divided into three main themes: |
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News Chistorra and Wine to Kick-off San FermínUnfortunately, not everyone can make it to Pamplona for the San Fermín Festival, which is why the Royal Congregation of San Fermín de los Navarros is once again hosting its traditional Madrid kick-off for this annual event.. This Wednesday,... |
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News Local Festival of Ibérico Gets International RecognitionThe Japanese Ambassador to Spain recently attended the launch of the annual pig butchering festival in Soria. The 39th edition of the Jornadas Rito-Gastronómicas de la Matanza (traditional gastronomic-ritual events surrounding the winter pig |
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News Murcia Cheeses Win Top AwardMurcia is not widely known in Great Britain for its dairy products. But this may now begin to change, since two cheeses from the region have won top awards at a leading food fair in the UK last month.. The... |
Spain for foodies Gastronomic Societies: a Basque Success StorySan Sebastián is renowned for its cuisine, boasting the highest number of Michelin stars per capita in the world. But what about the mysterious ‘gastronomic societies’ which the city has housed for over a century? Who are these men, gathering... |
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News Young Cava Brotherhood 2011The 26th Autumn investiture of the Young Cava Brotherhood recognised seven new council members for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of Catalunya’s favourite fizz.. > > Those given the esteemed award were 25 year old Russian chef, |
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News Gourmet Fair Celebrates 25th AnniversaryThe upcoming 25th anniversary edition of the Salon International de Gourmets will be held from the 11th to the 14th of April in Madrid’s IFEMA convention center.. Held for the first time in 1987 with the participation of 73 exhibitors... |
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News Paella Extravaganza in QuerétaroOne of the most awaited feasts of Mexico’s annual gastronomic calendar returns this week-end.. > > Cavas Freixenet México will once again open their doors on May 26th and 27th to celebrate a new edition of its Festival de la... |
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Food Calendar Art and GastronomyFood and Culture have long gone hand in hand, and this is particularly true with the announcement of the inclusion of two gastronomically oriented expositions that will be on display at the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) this coming |
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News BioCultura Madrid 2010Today was the first day of BioCultura Madrid 2010, held in the Pabellón de Cristal in Madrid’s Casa de Campo from the 4th – 7th of November.. Now in its 26th year, BioCultura Madrid continues to be a reference... |
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News Restaurante Annua Nabs Top PrizeAnnua Restaurant in San Vicente de la Barquera (Cantabria), under the able hand of chef Óscar Calleja, was awarded the prize for Restaurant Revelation of the year at MadridFusion 2011, last week.. One of six restaurant finalists that included Joël |
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Products Jijona PGITurrón, a soft confectionery made by cooking sugar and honey, adding and kneading in roasted almonds and egg white. |
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News UK chain celebrates TomatinaUK-based tapas restaurant chain La Tasca got into the fighting spirit late last month when it launched a special tomato-themed menu in all of its branches to celebrate one of Spain’s most popular festivals, Tomatina.. La Tomatina food |
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News Local Seed Varieties in AndalusiaLocal and traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables, often called heirloom varieties, have been in danger of extinction in Spain ever since the introduction of high-yielding varieties and intensive farming techniques.. New initiatives in |
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Features index Saintly Sweets'El Día de Todos los Santos', or All Saint’s Day, is a Spanish national holiday that’s celebrated on November 1st in accordance with the catholic tradition that traces back to at least the seventh century. Throughout Spain, different regional customs... |
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Products Sweet Arab Heritage in SpainTurrón is a clear example of the Spanish gastronomic inheritance from Arab cuisine. The honey , sugar, almonds , hazelnuts , walnuts and pistachios which the Moors used in large amounts in their pastries continue to be the basic ingredients.... |
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News 120,000 Ton TomatinaLa Tomatina is a quintessentially Spanish festival that has been emulated all over the world in recent years, including the province of Kerala, Southern India.. > > It’s a messy old business, but in Valencia’s hinterland in the little |
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News The ‘Treasure of the Cantabrian Sea’ is Back“The treasure of the Cantabrian Sea has returned.” That is the slogan of the campaign launched by the government in order for the high-quality fish to recapture its top position, after five years of closure of the fishing grounds to |
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Products Mazapán de Toledo PGIA thin, compact marzipan dough resulting from mixing or kneading peeled, raw, crushed almonds, with sugar or sugars of different types, used as a base for a variety of typical confectionery from Toledo (Castile-La Mancha). The dough may contain a |
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News Expojamón 2010Spanish ham is a world-beating success story. Exports of cured ham from Spain hit 20,000 tons last year and are still growing, with a 5.9% increase in the first quarter of this year with respect to 2009.. Meanwhile on... |
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Features index Fungi Flavors of Castile-LeónIt’s not every autumn weekend that you get to hunt for wild mushrooms in a forest, relish them at the table in a myriad of dishes, and see them revered on stage by world-class chefs – unless, of course, you’re... |
