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30th January 2023 CROISSANTS! #diainternacionaldelcroissant
By Helen Westwater La Ola Fresca So, while a well-known UK supermarket blows up a storm of scorn from the French…for launching a new, straight-lined croissant that is easier for their customers to spread with butter and jam…we get back to basics, roll up the shirtsleeves and make our own. With these utterly buttery croissants, […]
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20th January 2023 WILD MUSHROOM AND ROASTED CHESTNUT RISOTTO
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ With the somewhat chilly nights…here’s a warming recipe to get the taste buds flowing using two of the latest arrivals from the seasonal kitchen, wild mushrooms and roasted chestnuts. One type of Spanish wild mushroom that you will start to see in the fruit and vegetable shops around […]
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17th January 2023 ‘MI CUB’ PRESENTS ‘LA SARDINA DE BOTA’ TO UNITE TRADITION AND INNOVATION AT ‘MERCADO DE COLÓN’ OF VALENCIA
“Las 4 Estaciones de la Terreta” is what ‘Mi Cub’ celebrates each season with the arrival of a new season and a new dish on its menu, always created by experts and with local, market and seasonal products. And this winter it is the turn of the Boot Sardine, which with a Russian salad and […]
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12th January 2023 FOOD! ZEST FOR SALMON FISHCAKES
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ Here is an East hits West recipe that does not involve hot ovens and is easy to make. A firm favourite in ‘La Ola Fresca’, these Zesty Salmon Fishcakes combining potato, fresh salmon, lime and coriander are served with a cooling yoghurt accompaniment that will refresh the palate. […]
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20th December 2022 ‘OVEN ROASTED LAMB AND ASPARAGUS’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
Having previously lived on an idyllic Cornish farm complete with delightful spring fluffy lambs hopping around the fields, I’m afraid to confess to the vegetarians amongst you that, although I am not a huge meat-eater, lamb is one of my favourite meats. As one of the benefits of writing this column is that I sometimes […]
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19th December 2022 CORNISH PASTY AT ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ IN VALENCIA
By Helen Westwater As some of you may know, ‘La Ola Fresca’ was born after I surfed into Valencia on a fresh wave! I previously lived on a farm in Cornwall for many years. Apart from surfing, a breathtaking Atlantic coastline and plenty of cider, Cornwall is most famous for the pasty! That’s the ‘Cornish […]
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14th December 2022 Australian-Moroccan Orange Cake (Made in Valencia)
Oranges and Clementinas are my favorite fruits, they remind me of when I was a child, pinching them from the trees on the way home from school. There is a wonderful cake that we make in Australia (it may originally be Moroccan), which combines two beautiful and readily available Spanish ingredients. Oranges and ground almonds. […]
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12th December 2022 TAPAS AT ‘CLANN BAR’ IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF VALENCIA…
24/7 Valencia: Can you tell us about your background regarding the world of tapas? Clann Bar: “Valencia has changed a lot. I came to this city over 20 years ago and worked in ‘Tasca Angel’, which was my classic schooling in choosing the right fresh products from the ‘Mercado Central.’ I also learnt how to […]
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7th December 2022 AWARD-WINNING CHEESES AT ‘LIDL’
Lidl cheeses are still synonymous with quality: the company has won 8 awards at the most prestigious awards in the sector, ICDA and WCA. Lidl continues to bet on leading the category through “Lidl’s Cheese Factory”, a segment recognized in recent years through these internationally renowned awards. Up to eight national cheeses from the supermarket […]
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5th December 2022 ‘PETERPAELLAS’ … A USEFUL APP!
A local resident of Catadau (Valencia) has created an app to cook, get together and enjoy paellas in groups! Pedro Barberá has devised a collaborative economy platform where amateur cooks and diners come together to share a paella gastronomic experience in Valencia. It’s not Tinder, but this app is about gastronomy dating because ‘Peterpaellas’ is […]
