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28th February 2021 ARTICHOKES AND FRENCH PISSALADIER TART
##By Helen Westwater of ‘La Ola Fresca’ There are some vegetable that are beautiful to look at, but when it comes to preparing them it can seem too much of a lengthy process. The aptly named artichoke is a good example. Arty certainly, but can cause some procrastination or blocks when it comes to preparing […]
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21st February 2021 ‘FLAPJACKS’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##Known as flapjacks in the UK and granola, cereal or muesli bars in other countries, whatever you call them they are impossible to resist. “The flap is back” is the cry of glee by those working at ‘La Ola Fresca’ when flapjacks appear and, strangely, they seem to disappear as fast as they are made… […]
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12th February 2021 20 NEW CHEESES IN VALENCIA AT ‘LIDL’ (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
##24/ VALENCIA: COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR NEW CHEESES IN VALENCIA? LIDL: After sweeping away its own brand of Spanish cheeses awarded at the World Cheese Awards 2018 and 2019 and the International Cheese Awards 2019. Lidl launches “La Quesería de Lidl”: a new selection of Spanish and international gourmet cheeses under 2.50 […]
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12th February 2021 NEW RANGE OF ‘LINDT CHOCOLATE’ IN VALENCIA (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
##24/7 VALENCIA: COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT LINDT CHOCOLATE IN SPAIN? LINDT CHOCOLATE: “Lindt EXCELLENCE completes its range of high percentage tablets with 100% cocoa. Made only with pure cocoa and no added sugars – This is the most gourmet tablet, with a strong and aromatic cocoa flavor. Designed for purists to enjoy a […]
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Editorial 
11th February 2021 THE VALENCIAN BEER BRAND ‘AMSTEL’ LAUNCHES A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT BY DECORATING ITS ESTABLISHMENTS AND HANDING OUT PRODUCT
##Amstel ‘Made in Valencia’ joins the Heineken® initiative to continue supporting bars with #FUERZABAR through their shutters. There are bars in the city in which the brewery has intervened their shutters and blinds to fill them with motivational phrases, which seek to encourage professionals and customers of the hospitality industry, but also to serve as […]
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11th February 2021 LINDOR “I LOVE YOU” CHOCOLATE IN VALENCIA …
##24/7 VALENCIA: Could you tell us more about your latest product? LINDOR: Lindor chocolates are the ideal gift to feel close to your loved ones on Valentine’s Day. In addition to its iconic heart-shaped pack, the Swiss premium chocolate company Lindt & Sprüngli has launched a new exclusive format that includes a very special message […]
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10th February 2021 VEGETABLE AND TARKA DAL…BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
It’s never advisable to go trekking unprepared and certainly not in the Himalayas. Nevertheless; many moons ago, setting out from the hilltop station of Darjeeling, myself and two companions in inadequate clothing and flimsy footwear set out over the border to Nepal. After several days of trekking, we found ourselves deep in snow. Cold and […]
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6th February 2021 Hannah Banana Cake by ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##It may be a strange phenomenon but in ‘La Ola Fresca’ most of our best loved cakes seem to adopt personalities all of their own. From the arrival of the much-pursued ‘El Señor Brownie’ came his happy partnership with his sun-kissed, wheat-free, partner-in-crime ‘Gloria Zanahoria’ (carrot cake with rice our and almonds). Then recently, out […]
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Editorial 
3rd February 2021 NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT THE LEGENDARY ‘NAZCA LINES’ OF PERU (PRESENTED BY VALENCIAN ACADEMIC)
##The mystery of the Nazca Lines of Peru unveiled! The project is to be presented in Spain by Valencian academic Dr Ana Mafé and Spanish engineer Carlos Hermida. It will be presented at the International Congress of Cultural Tourism in Cordoba (Spain) in February 2021. The Salvar Nazca team, led by engineer Carlos Hermida, discovers […]
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31st January 2021 A PUDDING OF MELLOW FRUITFULNESS By ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##Although Britain is not well famed for its culinary heritage, it is generally accepted that they do have some fine desserts. So, this month, we indulge in puddings and “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”! A refrain which coincidentally originates from the translation of ‘Al freír de los huevos lo verá’ by […]
