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Casar de Cáceres, November 7, 2022.- The Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin Torta del Casar participates for the first time in Mediterránea Gastrónoma, one of the most important fairs in the Mediterranean, which is held from November 13 to 15 in Valencia.
The D.O.P Torta del Casar attends to promote the cheese from the stand of the Diputación de Cáceres with the aim of consolidating its promotion among professionals in the gastronomic sector. Attendees will be able to taste the protected cheese, as well as obtain informative material on the Protected Designation of Origin.
For Torta del Casar, being at the Mediterránea Gastrónoma is an important step on its way to making cheese known in different scenarios because the fair “energizes and reinforces the entire value chain of the gastronomy sector in its most professional sphere” . The director of the Protected Designation of Origin, Javier Muñoz, points out that it means going back to “direct promotion in the Mediterranean arc, an area that is very important for registered dairies due to their purchasing power” and hopes that “consumption levels go back soon to 2018, when it peaked.”
To make the Torta del Casar more visible, the Cáceres Provincial Council brings Alejandro Hernández, chef of the Versatile Michelin star restaurant (Zarza de Granadilla), to make the tapas live at the Cáceres stand. This Sunday the public was offered a Torta del Casar Croquette, with a veil of Dehesa de Extremadura ham and Paprika from La Vera, on Monday a Mini cannelloni stuffed with Cabrito de Extremadura stew with a Torta del Casar bonbon and quince and parsley, while on Tuesday the proposal will be a dessert, Torta del Casar curd cream, gelatin and crunchy Dehesa de Extremadura ham powder and la Vera paprika filaments.
Mediterranean Gastronomy 2022
The “most important event in the Mediterranean” has 20,000 square meters, with more than 200 high-level speakers and approximately 250 exhibitors dedicated to gastronomy.
The fair has 14 spaces, among which the
In addition, there are other areas such as the one dedicated to live cooking, which has the presence of some of the best chefs in the world, or the one dedicated to tasting haute cuisine tapas.
Professionals from various fields will be present at the fair, as well as the presence of prominent speakers such as Paco Pérez (Miramar, Llançà, two Michelin stars); Quique García Albelda (Bon Amb, Jávea, two Michelin stars) or Raül Balam Ruscalleda (Moments Restaurant, Barcelona, two Michelin stars).
Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin (D.O.P.) Torta del Casar
The Protected Designation of Origin protects this cheese with an ancient tradition and unique and differentiating qualities. Therefore, when you want to enjoy an authentic D.O.P. Torta del Casar, you have to look for its exclusive control label in which the logo of the Regulatory Council joins that of the European Union, the only guarantee that the choice made and international recognition.
The D.O.P. Torta del Casar is made only in the dairies registered in the registers of the Regulatory Council, which works every day to guarantee its origin and quality, controlling the purity of the production process for the full safety and confidence of consumers.
Contact:
Icíar Díaz: iciardiaz@europapress.es
Susana Sedano: susanasedano@europapress.es
