Evarist Miralles discovers the possibilities of the perelló in the Mercat de Dénia

The chef Evarist Miralles opened last Friday the conference Menja't la Marina in the Mercat de Dénia with the perelló as a star product. El perelló cul de ciri It is an indigenous variety of apple that is grown in the Vall d'Ebo and the Vall d'Alcalà, and Miralles elaborated different proposals.

In total he presented three dishes with apple perelló, giving different textures to pair it with a block of foie, as a starter; Accompanying a lamb meat and starring in a dessert.

The president of the Vall d'Ebo Cooperative, José Mengual, influenced the recovery of perelló, a variety that is currently harvested between 120.000 and 150.000 kilos per season. For its part, the mayor of the Vall d'Ebo, Leonor Jimenez, was satisfied with this promotion of a native variety, in which recovery is working through actions like this or as the Fira del Perelló recently held in Vall d'Ebo and that was "a success".

The presentation was attended by the mayor and councilor of tourism of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, who recalled that the activity is part of the action plan Denia&Marina Alta tastinglife of the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy project and announced that it will have continuity with products of each season. Pepa Font, Councilor of Creative City, stressed "the commitment that the Creative City project has with the region, the producers and the dissemination of our native products of each season".

The next day of Menja't the Navy will take place on Friday 22 in December, with Allalí almonds as a star product. The presentation will begin at 10.30 hours and will feature a gastronomic demonstration by the Horna de Rosana Aramendir, from Alcalalí.