The potato omelette is cultural and gustative heritage of our gastronomy. Regardless of the eternal debate about whether it is better with onion or without onion, a skewer of this dish always appeals to us. So we are very interested in knowing the result of the contest The best potato omelette in the Community of Madridwhich already has a winner.
The Omelette Madrid
We can find it in the La Tortilla Madrid restaurant and it is the work of chef Manuel González, an Extremaduran living in Madrid since he was 22 years old who grew up in the kitchen. And it is that his family ran a restaurant in his hometown, where they put all their passion into what they liked most: cooking. So, this is one of the secret ingredients of what is now the best potato omelette in the capital.
The key is that it is made with caramelized onion and get a creamy tortilla, but not runny. The restaurant is located in the Ciudad Lineal district (C/ Condesa de Venadito, 26). Although they have service delivery. It is a beautiful and cozy family restaurant where they have a pincho for 2.50 euros and a whole omelette to take home for 14 euros.
The ranking of the best tortilla in Madrid
In a contest, organized by the Association of Cooks and Pastry Chefs of Madrid (ACYRE Madrid), More than 20 proposals have participated, of which only 8 have passed to the grand final. The requirements to be met were that, among the mandatory ingredients, there should be at least three products with the M for Certified Product, the mark that guarantees the origin and quality of Madrid Foods.
The jury was made up of various personalities of the gastronomic universe and, the finalists they have chosen, accompanying the winner are: Toni Pérez from Txirimiri, Asier Hita from El Tarantín de Lucía, Alfonso de Zulueta from Bar Minizulu, Yohandra López from Hotel Ópera, Simón Acevedo Reyes from Black Label Tortillas (second place) , Domingo Dugarte from La Rita, Victoria Maseda Rodríguez from Masseda Catering (third place).
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