15
Apr
Catalonia, Region of Gastronomy
by Annika & Mini
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In a previous post you could read about us going to Stockholm and being a part of a Gastronomy experience. Now it is time to review the press conference and let you know all about it.
The reason for the press conference was that the Catalan Tourist Board has declared 2016 as the year of Gastronomy and Wine tourism.
First things first…
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, located in the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-largest city in Spain and the center of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
After arriving it was time for some mingling with other visitors and exhibitors and after that we were escorted into a room where we, not only got information about Catalan food, but we also got to put on aprons and learn a bit of cooking ourselves. We made Xató, that was really good.
After that, we got to see the master chef performing magic in front of our eyes and we got to taste his dishes as well. As if this was not enough of food… then it was time for the actual tasting with was not less then 14 – yes 14 different dishes for us to try out. The food was coming in all the time and there were wines to taste as well. I was to excited about the food to be able to mingle and I was quite full after the tasting.
One of the very interesting things I learned is that instead of using salt in Catalan cooking, they use sea saltwater that is distilled = a great idea!
This is what we got to eat:
Oliv Sphere – tastes like an olive but popped like an egg in the mouth 🙂
Seitons en vinagre i Cargols de punxa Xató
Cooked tuna with yellow peas
anchovies in vinegar with Murex clams
Calcots soup – very creamy and very good!
Black rice with mini octopus
Stuffed cannoli with duck and mushroom – my favorite 🙂
White beans ala Catalana
Chicken with shrimp
Crema Catalana
Bufats = hazelnuts with egg white and sugar!
And now after showing you all these great dishes we now give you a recipe for Catalan Fideuá so that you can make some Catalan food yourself.
And to be honest… I can’t wait to go to Catalonia and continue exploring their food!
Thank you so much for a wonderful evening!!!
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Men då var vi ju på samma event!? Vi har skrivit om det här: http://www.freedomtravel.se/2016/04/katalansk-mat/