Food and Drink
Exploring the Santa Pola Fish Market
With its lengthy history, the Santa Pola Fish Market, located in the centre of one of Costa Blanca’s coastal towns, offers a wide variety of marine...
Global wine consumption fell by 3.3% in 2024, reaching its lowest level since 1961
The estimation for global wine consumption in 2024 is 214 million hectolitres, which is a 3.3% decrease from 2023. This figure would represent the lowest...
UK bans EU cheese and meat to stop disease spreading
The UK government has implemented a temporary prohibition on the importation of cheese and meat products from the EU by holidaymakers in order to mitigate the...
Salmonella found in DÃa’s chicken burgers
The ‘DÃa Selection’ brand of chicken patties has been found to contain Salmonella by health authorities. After receiving notification through...
Food Around Spain
Spain, a land of vibrant culture and sun-drenched landscapes, is a culinary paradise, where each region boasts its own distinctive flavors. From the pintxos of...
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ultimate
Like our 12th-century Priory and the racecourse that runs directly by our Village Shop, we take great pride in the fact that Cartmel is the birthplace of...
Bread and Butter Pudding
In the 11th and 12th centuries, when it first appeared in England, poor cooks could only afford to soak the bread in boiling water, squeeze it dry, and then...
Apple Frangipan Tart
The majority of sources credit the concept to Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a Roman nobleman whose family worked as perfumers for King Louis XIII of France, who...
Bakewell Tart
The Bakewell tart is a traditional English shortcrust pastry topped with layers of icing, jam, frangipane, and chopped almonds. A woman named Mrs Greaves, the...
English Breakfast
Probably one of the most popular meals on the Costa Blanca. Very few modern full English breakfasts have every last component of the dish. Breakfast often...
