When thinking of the Alicante cuisine, it always brings two things
in mind: freshness and quality.
Closely
linked to the Mediterranean, the local cuisine
adds its own original stamp
by giving big importance to the rice and fish combination, which is
actually
its base.
Add
the local fresh ingredients, the seafood captured every day, the
huge variety of fruits and vegetables grown with traditional irrigation
methods
and you will get the complete image of the amazing Alicante cuisine.
Still,
the local gastronomy
has well kept secrets known only by the local Chefs.
Aren’t you just dieing to reveal them to your palate?
A
word you will hear very often in Alicante
is “tapas”, actually the name for a wide variety of appetizers
in the
Alicante
cuisine.
They may be cold, such as mixed
cheese and olives, vinegar
pickles (onions and
capers), the salazones (salted seafood
preparations).
Bacalao (cod),
mojama (tuna roe), pulpo seco
(dried octopus)–or warm, such is Chopitos,
battered and fried tiny squid.
"And wow, there’s
the splendid Alicantino caviar",
an old-kept secret- tapas made
of herring’s roe.
Lots
of fish types are
captured daily in Alicante
- red
mullet, anchovies,
tuna, whiting or sardines,
as well as excellent seafood, from the red prawns to cuttlefish and
squid. Only think of them seasoned with olive oil and garlic, or simply
grilled, such a delight!
The
king of the Alicante cuisine is definitely the rice,
available in many tasty recipes, especially in combination with fish. The
best-known rice dish among tourists is of
course, Paella,
a mix of rice,
saffron,
and olive
oil,
garnished with vegetables, seafood or meet and cooked in a shallow flat
pan.
Try
also the rice a laalicantina, a
lovely combination of
rice and chicken, with shellfish and seasoned with a touch of red
pepper, the arroz
a banda (rice in fish broth) or, if you feel courageous, go
for an arroz
negro (rice with squid in its own ink).
Your
meal is reaching the end, but there’s still something tasty to
discover. It’s time for the turron (nougat), the
dessert that made the Alicante cuisine famous. Usually
eaten around Christmas, turron a delight
at any season.
Try
both the soft turron called Jijona and the hard one
called Alicante,
and don’t miss
the turrón a la piedra, crammed with almonds and
flavored with lemon
rind and cinnamon.
Make
sure you ask for the Chef recommendation for one of the wholesome wines
that complete
the delicious Alicante cuisine.
Taste the whites from La Marina district, or the
red
from Vinalopo.
Don’t
forget the Sangria, a wine punch seasoned with
chopped
fruit, honey, brandy or triple sec in
small quantity and gaseosa (soda). And the night is
long… Enjoy!
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When thinking of the 
They may be cold, such as mixed
cheese and olives, vinegar
pickles (onions and
capers), the salazones (salted seafood
preparations).
