Author: Neeru Khan

Zalacaín, the iconic Madrid restaurant, a pioneer in Spain in achieving three Michelin stars, and a meeting point for personalities from all walks of life since its founding almost fifty years ago, reopens today Tuesday to face a new stage in the gastronomic direction of chef Iñigo Urrechu and the management of Grupo Urrechu. After a few months closed, Zalacaín reopens its doors today under the management of the Urrechu hotel group, with the businessman Manuel Marrón and the chef Íñigo Urrechu as main partners and the latter assuming the gastronomic management of all the group’s restaurants. As for the…

An infusion made with Arabica coffee leaves, harvested and processed by hand in Nicaragua from the recycling of the prunings of the coffee plant that are usually wasted, and that results in a soft drink, without bitterness, healthy and rich in antioxidants. The product, Wize Monkey, has a range of infusions that are already marketed in the United States and Canada only in stores specializing in tea, organic products or by buying online, and now comes to Europe from Candelas, exclusive distributor of the brand in Spain and Portugal, where it can already be tasted in various hotel establishments, both…

Living in Spain means having a unique opportunity to consume the most characteristic products of the Mediterranean Diet, such as fruits, vegetables, and their transformed into juices, preserves and frozen foods, since it is possible to obtain them easily and at a reasonable price, thus facilitating a balanced and healthy diet. The process that frozen vegetables go through allows the raw vegetable material to be processed efficiently and with low environmental impact. In addition, the product reaches the consumer clean and chopped, preventing waste from being generated and, from a nutritional point of view, the Spanish Association of Frozen Vegetable…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the National Innovation Company (ENISA), have signed a collaboration agreement for the implementation of a line of participatory loans aimed at financing innovation and digitization projects that start up agri-food SMEs and rural. This specific credit line, Pyme Agro, which has a budget of 13 million euros during the current year 2021, aims, through the digitization of small and medium-sized agri-food companies, to finally promote technology-based entrepreneurship throughout the chain value of the agri-food sector, and help the development of high-quality innovative projects that strengthen the business fabric in rural areas, prioritizing…

The Meeting of the Seas, which has been taking place since last Monday in different locations in Andalusia, addressed the situation caused by Rugulopteryx Okamurae, an invasive algae that has already taken over the Andalusian coastline and threatens to spread throughout the whole Mediterranean. Already at the beginning of this year, Carlos Duarte, from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology of Saudi Arabia and scientific director of the Meeting, warned about an algae that was invading the Andalusian coast, very harmful but whose knowledge was very low, putting in alert scientists and contact cooks to find solutions, to…

The influence that Nutri-Score labeling can have on a healthier purchase. Photo: Eroski The Eroski supermarket chain introduced more than two years ago in its own brand products the advanced nutritional front labeling Nutri-Score, which classifies products based on their nutritional quality through a simple scale of five levels, indicated each one by a letter and a color: from A, dark green, to E, dark orange. And, after this time, the company has carried out an analysis, published in the July issue of Consumer magazine, in which it confirms its positive impact on the composition of a healthier shopping basket.…

In summer more food is wasted. Tips to avoid it Food waste grows in summer. According to the latest Quantification Panel of Food Waste in Spanish Households in 2020 carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, between the spring and summer months more than 650 million kilos of food were wasted in the domestic sphere, which It was an increase of 7 million kilos compared to the autumn and winter season. Data also confirmed by a recent study conducted by the IO Institute Polls for Too Good To Go – an app that fights against food waste…

Valencia has already begun preparations for the World Paella Day Cup 2021, a day that, coinciding with the International Paella Day, on September 20, seeks to celebrate the recognition of the most universal dish of Valencian gastronomy, in addition to finding and recognize the best chef in the world cooking paella. A contest in which all cooks and cooks who wish can participate, just by following some very simple bases. In the first place, each chef must send a video before July 12, which does not exceed 59 seconds, in which they tell at least their professional history, which country…