The first action of the regional commitment of the appointment of Creative City of Gastronomy. Tasting Life Dénia awarded last December is already a reality. Denia, Jesus Pobre, Jalon and Pego have joined forces to recover one of our most traditional dishes, risotto, in the first gastronomic meeting What fem from the broth to the Marina Alta?.
This initiative will be held in Jesús Pobre next Saturday 30 in April and will revolve around the arròs amb fava pelada to demand the recovery of the cuisine of rice dishes with a spoon, and will through lectures, videos and tasting the original recipes.
At 12 in the morning the day will begin with a round table on rice, wine and local products that will take place at the Jesús Pobre Town Hall. At 13 p.m. a video about the preparation of this rice will be presented starring women from Jesús Pobre and recorded at the CdT of Dénia during the master class given to the center's students on April 5. An hour later, at 14 p.m., a meal will be held at the Jesús Pobre riurau with arròs amb fava peelada as the main course, with rice from Pego, accompanied by starters and desserts made with products from the region and wine and mistela from the Xaló Winery. The price of the ticket is 10 euros and can be purchased at the Mercat del Riurau and the headquarters of the EATIM neighborhood association, the Costa Blanca hotel and the AEHTMA offices in Dénia, and the Xaló Town Hall.
In presenting this gastronomic meeting that the CDT was held Denia present were the mayors of Dénia, Vicent GrimaltAnd Jesus Pobre, Javier Scotto; Councilwoman Culture Xaló, Alexandra Font, director of CdT Dénia, Pepe Vidal, vice president and regions of AEHTMA, Mara Bañó.
The importance of working in key region has been somewhat highlighted by all present, an indispensable work "to position the cuisine of the region and also the producers and the raw material we have", According to the director of the CDT. Vicent Grimalt, meanwhile, recalled that the regional aspect is one of the first hints of what the project Creative City of Gastronomy and is part of UNESCO's actions valued candidacy.
In this regard, as muestrs of regional work that has been started, on Monday 25 April it has convened a meeting of the Cultural Mancomunitat of Marina Alta (MACMA) in which the project Creative City will be presented and explained what is its purpose behind which was scheduled visits to the municipalities of Marina Alta for the implementation of working groups to coordinate joint actions around the project.
