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Galicia, gourmet canned seafood
One of the things that characterizes Galicia when we talk about gastronomy is how fortunate it has been with the sea that bathes its lands. But what you might not know is that since the mid-19th century, fish — and later shellfish — have been canned. By the way, it was the Catalans who migrated to Galicia in search of commercializing the sardine who started the canning companies. Since then, a multitude of ...
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Iberian genetics
Iberian acorn-fed ham, the jewel of our gastronomy. The very best of the best. But did you know that not all pigs are the same? Their origin, their traceability, what they eat, how they're cured... absolutely influences the final result. That's what Salvador Pereira thought back around the year 2000, when he embarked on the Navarretinto project.
He wanted to create the best Iberian pig farm in Spain. So he set it up in the Dehesa of Extremadura, and with technology ...