The day has come. HE Carlos de Elche restaurant Today he is responsible for opening the fire in the new season «Menjars de la Terra», gastronomy days INFORMATION They will visit all regions of Alicante to highlight their culinary riches.
After the return of the most popular gastronomy days in the province, organized last year by INFORMACIÓN with the support of the Provincial Council, the start signal of this new season of “Menjars de la Terra” is in a region that also has a rich culinary treasure. Varieties such as Baix Vinalopó.
On this occasion, the business chosen by the “Menjars de la Terra” organization for the opening of the exhibition was the Carlos restaurant in the Elche countryside, which has large and well-maintained facilities and is also prestigious for the quality of its raw materials. and respect for the product in its preparation.
For this special day, the team of professionals led by Carlos Oliver, manager of the Elche organization, has prepared a very meaningful offer. After the welcome cocktail, including Mollar pomegranate juice from Elche, appetizers such as “Rustic bread with extra virgin olive oil, aioli and natural tomatoes”, “Pipes i carases”, “Local sausage and cheese plate” and “Shrimp” will be served. “Tiradito with artichokes and young garlic” and “Mediterranean salad with molar pomegranate”. As a main course, “Rice with rabbit and snails”, “Rice with shells”, “Rice with seasonal vegetables” (all three cooked on a wood fire) or “Iberian fillet with potatoes and date sauce” For dessert you can choose from “Elche cake with molar pomegranate.” The wines to be served from Alicante DOP are white Marina Alta and red Laudum from Bodegas Bocopa and red La Dama from Bodegas Faelo de Elche.
The complete satisfaction of the 35 restaurants that participated last year in the return of the most popular gastronomy days in the province and the excellent response from the public, with over 5,000 customers to enjoy the menus specially prepared for this event, made the organization, sponsors and collaborators choose to repeat this experience.
The formula chosen by journalist, writer and gastronome Antonio González Pomata for the return of the days of gastronomy that marked the 80s and 90s of the last century has clearly surpassed the most optimistic results.
BİLGİ saved “Menjars de la Terra” last year, albeit with a renewed format. On their return, with the support of the Provincial Council, they tour the regions of the province for different gastronomy weeks from Monday to Friday and at a different restaurant every day. The event also features the collaboration of the Regulatory Councils of Denominations of Origin in the province, with a clear commitment to promoting Alicante products.
On this occasion and because it could not be otherwise Baix Vinalopó, The focus of the conference is Mollar Granada from Elche, an excellent Elche product with a Protected Designation of Origin. This product is included in at least one dish in all menus.
It is worth remembering that these days are open to the public and are a special opportunity to delve into the gastronomic delights that are the treasury of the state’s cuisines. All you have to do is call the restaurant or restaurants you want and reserve a table. Entertainment.
Menus and restaurants in Baix Vinalopó
MONDAY, JANUARY 29
Carlos (Elche)
Welcome cocktail:
Olives and toasted almonds.
Artichoke chips.
Salad tartlets.
Natural pomegranate juice.
tickets: Rustic bread baked with Evoo and aioli and natural tomatoes.
Pipes and faces.
Regional cheese board with local sausages.
Escalivada with goose cooked over wood fire.
Shrimp tiradito with artichokes and young garlic.
Mediterranean salad with mollar pomegranate.
MAIN COURSE to be chosen : Rice with rabbit and snails or rice with conch or rice with seasonal vegetables or Iberian fillet with fried potatoes and date sauce.
SWEET: Mollar pomegranate Elche cake.
Coffees and infusions.
SHOPPING CENTRE: Laudum red wine. Monastery. White Marina Alta (Bocopa). La Dama red wine (Bodegas Faelo, Elche)
Waters, beers and soft drinks.
PRICE PER PERSON: 42 € (including VAT)
Reservation: 965 42 71 84
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
Inn (Torrellano)
Appetizer: Coca Aurora with roasted vegetables, sour cream sauce and smoked sardines.
Starters on the table:
Camp d’Elx salad with paprika.
Mollar artichoke flower with pomegranate chutney, Iberian ham shavings and toasted pine nuts.
first course: Alicante wheat stew with pork ribs.
Second lesson: Oxtail timbale stewed in red wine with vegetables.
SWEET: Jijona nougat cream millefeuille with tangerine sorbet
Coffees and infusions.
SHOPPING CENTRE: White Les Freses (Muscat of Alexandria). Finca Collado Red (Black Grenache and Monastrell).
Waters, beers and soft drinks.
PRICE PER PERSON: €42 (incl. VAT)
Reservation: 965 68 29 57
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
Brotherhood (Santa Pola)
beginners:
Bread with tomatoes and aioli.
Brotherhood salad with salty meat.
Fried fish.
Grilled squid from Santa Pola Bay.
Boiled shrimp and white shrimp.
MAIN COURSE : Creamy red rice, artichoke, fresh garlic and red pepper.
SWEET: Homemade cooking.
Coffees and infusions.
SHOPPING CENTRE: Marina Alta white wine from Bodegas Bocopa. Louis XIV red wine Amphoras.
Solán de Cabras juice, Mahou 5 Star beer and soft drinks.
PRICE PER PERSON: 42 € (including VAT)
Reservations: 657 95 79 16 – 965 41 32 59
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Matola (Elche)
beginners:
Toast with pipes and carases.
Spoonful of red tuna tartare and Mollar pomegranate pearls.
Oxtail cannelloni with molar pomegranate.
Squid sautéed with artichokes.
Green salad with artichoke and mollar pomegranate.
MAIN COURSE : Vegetable rice and Iberian neck.
SWEET: Jijona liquid nougat filler.
Coffees and infusions.
SHOPPING CENTRE: Les Freses white wines. Sein Red Wine.
Mistela La Palma.
White cream gold grain.
Waters, San Miguel beer and soft drinks.
PRICE PER PERSON: 42 € (including VAT)
Reservation: 966 63 12 52.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Las Palmeras (Crevillent)
Individual starts:
Crevillent coca varieties with grated tomato and Cuquillo olive paste.
Smoked bacon crackle with Mollar pomegranate salad and Monastrell grape chutney.
Artichoke confit with white shrimp and tuna parmentier with crispy toasted cashews.
tasting plates: Rice with soup «Five handfuls».
«Shepherd’s migas with Aledo grapes from Terra Colorà.
MAIN COURSE : Lamb braised with rosemary broth from Sierra Crevillentina.
SWEET: Horchata torrija with butter and sweet wine with “molar peel”.
Coffees and infusion of thyme and pot cantueso,
SHOPPING CENTRE: Marina Alta white wine from Moscatel grapes from Bocopa. Casica del Abuelo red wine from Monastrell grapes from Casa Balaguer.
Waters, beers and soft drinks.
PRICE PER PERSON: 42 € (including VAT)
Reservation: 965 40 01 88.
WhatsApp: 615 22 63 39.