Jijona (aka Xixona) is a small village located in the province of Alicante in Spain. This is the place of origin of the majority of turron produced in Spain. Turron is the most typical Spanish Christmas dessert. The sweet dough is obtained by cooking honey, sugar, eggs, and peeled [...]
Alicante is famous for tourists since decades. But besides that image of blue domes, mountains stretching down to the sea, palms and band music, there’s another Alicante, a rich and diverse side only a few kilometres away from the coast and within easy reach, where vineyards, olive groves, fig [...]
Valencia is a well known place by its traditions and its gastronomy. The city and region offer certain specialties and today we want to talk about the Horchata. The drink is the most popular in Valencia, served with 'fartons'. Fartons are a like long and thin iced buns. Traditionally [...]
Peñíscola and healthy Mediterranean diet Peñiscola is a town with a maritime tradition which is reflected in its rich gastronomy; the fish and seafood is the basis of its cuisine. You can taste the well-known and delicious paella in which seafood is combined with vegetables from the Peñiscola vegetable [...]
Today we want to put a bit of Peñiscola history and tradition back in your kitchen. In Peñíscola, a range of features of medieval gastronomy are making a comeback, including the following delicacies: POPE LUNA’S TISANE Pope Luna’s Tisane is a medieval pharmaceutical remedy taken from the ancient Mediterranean [...]
We love our Valencian Gastronomy and we want to share with you the following recipes from Peñiscola village, which is located in Castellon Province. We invite you to try them at home and surprise your family and friends. CAPRICHO DE PEÑÍSCOLA (aka CAPRICHO DE PAPA LUNA) Ingredients for 1 [...]
