The Marina Alta talks about gastronomy wondering 'Què fem del caldo?'

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 Què fem 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.

In the 12 morning begin the day with a round table on rice, wine and local produce which will take place in the city of Jesus Pobre. In the 13 hours a video on preparing this rice starring women of Jesus Pobre and recorded in Denia CdT during the master class taught the students the center last April 5 be presented. An hour later, at 14 hours, a meal will be held at the riurau of Jesus Pobre with arròs amb fava peeled as a main dish with rice from Pego, accompanied by appetizers and desserts made with products of the region and wine and mistela of Bodega de Xaló. The price of the ticket is 10 euros and can be purchased at the Mercat del riurau and the headquarters of the neighborhood association of EATIM, the hotel Costa Blanca and AEHTMA offices in Dénia and the Xaló City Council.

In the presentation of this gastronomic meeting, which was held on the Dénia CDT, the mayors of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, and Jesús Pobre, Javier Scotto; the Councilor for Culture of Xaló, Alexandra Font, the director of the CdT of Dénia, Pepe Vidal, and the vice president of 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 gastronomy of the region and also the producers and the raw materials 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.