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4th September 2021 INTERNATIONAL PAELLA COMPETITION IN SUECA (Comunidade Valenciana) ON SEPTEMBER 12
##Sunday, September 12 will see the International Contest of Valencian Paella in Sueca once again commence. The competition, which was held for the first time in 1961, will see forty chefs from all over the world choosing to cook the world’s best paella in the hopes of walking away with the first prize. Due to […]
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3rd September 2021 THE VALENCIAN DRINK HORCHATA
##The warm days are still us so it’s time for a long, cool drink. Valencia has two of its very own. Well, ‘Horchata’ was invented in the Sudan and ‘Agua de Valencia’ is really just Buck’s Fizz with a twist. These days they are both considered as Valencian as paella, fireworks and construction companies. Horchata […]
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3rd September 2021 Paella in Valencia…Rice to the Occasion
##Whether it’s your birthday, your saint’s day, some friends are visiting, it’s Fallas, you’ve come into a bit of money, or it’s just a weekend family lunch; at the heart of any celebration in Valencia is the regional dish. Paella: Rabbit, chicken, rice and vegetables, fried and boiled, together in a flat pan. Paella is […]
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29th August 2021 Cannellini Bean Puree at ‘La Ola Fresca’ in the barrio of Benimaclet!
##A few years back, i went to Italy and I was lucky to take part in an olive oil tasting under the guidance of olive oil expert Johnny Madge. We dived into the slippery world of olive oil to find out what really is in those bottles labelled as Extra Virgin. As it is widely […]
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28th August 2021 GREEK-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS
##I feel another rant coming on this month. Instead of watching telly from now on, we’ll spend our evenings baking, cooking, dining out, conversing… LIVING. And if we really need a night on the sofa we can get a DVD! Now, normally I would say, life is too short to stuff anything but there is […]
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19th August 2021 NEW “HIGH-PROTEIN” ICE CREAM IN VALENCIA & SPAIN BY ‘LIDL’
The ‘Innovation Radar 2020’ study rated Lidl’s Skyrella cheese as the most innovative product of the year. Lidl innovates once again and presents its new high-protein Skyr Frozen ice creams. The company thus expands its acclaimed gastronomic assortment rich in protein in its Skyr line, low in fat and high in probiotics, in response to […]
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14th August 2021 FUSION OF ANDALUSIAN AND VALENCIAN GASTRONOMY AND LIVE FLAMENCO AT ‘NOU RACÓ’ (AUGUST 21)
##The restaurant ‘Nou Racó’ again joins culture and gastronomy in a unique ‘theme night’ in one of the most beautiful places in Valencia, the natural park of the Albufera. Next Saturday, August 21 there will be a “flamenco night” in which you can taste a fusion menu prepared with the best recipes and ingredients of […]
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26th July 2021 VALENCIA IS THE LAND OF ORANGES
For many Northern Europeans, the first time you hear the name Valencia is in connection with oranges. For well over a century, sweet oranges and mandarins have arrived from Valencia… traditionally bringing a bit of exotic sunshine to the dark northern winter. Oranges play an important role in the history and economics of the city, […]
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24th July 2021 AN INTRODUCTION TO SHERRY…
##VÍ Vid recently organised a special tasting with the theme of ‘An Introduction to the wines of DO Jerez and Sanlucar de Barrameda’ for our Pedralba Wine Club, who hadn’t met for a year. The tasting was organised for just 16 people to look at the three grape varieties and seven of the eight styles […]
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23rd July 2021 ‘HELADOS ESTIU’ (VALENCIA) EXCEEDS 30 MILLION LITRES OF ICE CREAM SOLD!
##The new factory in Cheste (Valencia) was completed this year with an overall investment of 31 million euros. In 2020, the Valencian company ‘Helados Estiu’ exceeded 30 million litres of ice cream sold, invoiced 75 million euros and created 50 new jobs. The company has continued its investment in Cheste, where it has completed the […]
