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Cuisine of Valladolid

The gastronomy of the province of Valladolid comprises the meals, their preparation, and the culinary habits of the province of Valladolid. It is based on barbecued and roast food, especially roasted Spanish cuisine, complemented by wines.

Lechazo asado (roast lamb), shown above, is a typical dish from the province. On left a dish of lechazo and on the right a dish of pincho de lechazo.
Red and white sausages from Zaratán.
Steak.
Bread donuts. The bread made in the province has a tradition that goes back to the 9th century.
Mantecado of Portillo.
Pastas from Valladolid.
Queso pata de mulo [es] (Cheese mule leg).
A tapa. Spain's national competition of tapas takes place each year in Valladolid.[1]
A wine Blancos de Rueda ("white wheel") made from the Verdejo grape.

Ingredients

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Cereals

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A large amount and variety of cereals (wheat, maize, barley, rye) are grown locally and supply the preparers of distinctive local breads.[2]

Vegetables

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Distinctive vegetable dishes of Valladolid cuisine include sopa de chícharos (or guisantes), a pea soup with spearmint added in for flavoring (in Spanish, pea is guisante or chícharo); coliflor al ajoarriero (cauliflower in garlic); legumes in dishes such as alubias con patuño de cerdo (beans with pork leg); with cereals the pans and derivatives such as sopa de ajo garlic soup and the sopa de bestia cansada (soup of tired beast) of Medina del Campo. It is an area known for ajoarrieros (which means mule driver's garlics), for example ajo de Vallelado (garlic of Vallelado).

Cheeses

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The animal husbandry of the province produces notable local cheeses including the queso de Villalón [es] (cheese of Villalon), similar to queso de Burgos [es].

Meats

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Meats and sausages in the region are famous for their unique flavors. The province is in an area known for Spanish-style barbecued roasts.

Dishes include lechazo asado (roast veal or lamb), cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig), cordero asado (roast lamb), morcilla (blood sausage or black pudding), asados al Sarmiento (roasted meat with wine), a typical dish in Santibáñez de Valcorba and environs, chuletones de buey (a large ox steak) with ajillo (garlic), typical in Peñafiel, and beef tojunto [es] ("all together" stew) like "tojunto of Castile" (influenced by the gastronomy of Aragon). The embutido (sausage) called chitas is well known, prepared with the meat of suckling pig in adobo.

Other pork-based sausages include morcilla de Valladolid (black pudding from Valladolid spiced with a special kind of onion) and salchichas (sausages) from Zaratán. Chorizo is also used in dishes such as tortilla de chorizo (chorizo omelette).

Of the smaller game, there are preparations such as the conejo a la cazadora (rabbit to the hunter).

Seafood

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Among the typical fish dishes of the region, like other Castilian provinces there are characteristic trout dishes, an example being the truchas con jamón (trout with ham).

Confectionery, desserts

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The pastries of the province include specialities such as bolla de chicharrones (pork rind cake), rosquillas de palo (stick donuts), mariquitas (ladybirds), roscados (donuts), mantecados de Portillo, roscos de yema (yolk roscos), rosquillas de trancalapuerta (donuts of trancalapuerta), bizcochos de Santa Clara (Santa Clara cakes) of Tordesillas, hojuelas (flakes), and bizcochos de cura (cakes of cure).

Other generic dessert dishes popular in the province include arroz con leche (rice pudding).

Special dishes

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It is common during Holy Week to consume special food that is part of the Gastronomy of Holy Week (mainly desserts).

On 8 September in Valladolid during the celebration of the Virgen de San Lorenzo [es], sweets, pastas, pastries and other desserts are usually served, one highlight being the tarta de San Lorenzo (pie of Saint Laurence).

On Halloween and All Saints' Day it is typical to consume products known as Hueso de santo [es] (saint's bones) and buñuelos (similar to fritters).

At Christmas, the Gastronomy of Christmas is abundant and diverse, with many sweet dishes, such as turrón, the polvorones of Tordesillas, date palm, marzipan, and dragées, and also many savory dishes such as suckling pig, chicken, turkey, capon, lamb and mutton, bream, and prawns (in addition to other seafood).

On 31 December (New Year's Eve) it is a tradition to eat twelve grapes to the rhythm of the first twelve bells of the New Year. In the early morning of 1 January, "chocolate with churros" is often eaten, either at home with families or in a chocolatier, coffeehouse, or bar.

On 6 January (Day of the Three Kings) it is usual to eat the traditional roscón de reyes (king cake).

Wines

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Wines from the province of Valladolid are among the most highly regarded in the world due to their reputations for taste and quality. Many of the most famous come from the Vega Sicilia winery.[3][4][5] The province has five wines with a denomination of origin. Wines with a Rueda Denomination of Origin were court wines at the time of the Catholic Monarchs. They are produced from a range of verdejo grapes, and to a lesser extent from sauvignon blanc cultivars. Under this appellation there are white, sparkling, red, pink and liquor wines. The wines of Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin are red wines available as young wine, as reserve wine and as old vine. Wines of the Toro Designation of Origin are mainly white, rosé and red; the wines of Tierra de León Denomination of Origin are white, rosé and red; and finally, there are rosé wines of the Cigales Denomination of Origin.[6]

Summary list of typical products

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Sopa de ajo (garlic soup)
 
Polvorón from Tordesillas
 
Tortilla de chorizo (chorizo omelette)
 
Arroz con leche (rice pudding)
 
Almonds Garrapinyades
 
Cheese of Boffard

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Valladolid solicitará a la Unesco que declare la tapa como Patrimonio de España
  2. ^ These include bread with such colorful names as the Fabiola, the Lechuguino, the bread of four quarrymen, the bread of pulley, the far of flame, the rustic bar, and the bread of tables. Valladolid is the first region in Spain to have been given the right to use a unique designation for "bread of Valladolid"
  3. ^ J. Gordon (ed) Opus Vino pg 215, DK Publishing New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-7566-6751-1
  4. ^ H. Johnson Vintage: The Story of Wine pg 429-432 Simon and Schuster 1989 ISBN 0-671-68702-6
  5. ^ A. Bespaloff Complete Guide to Wine pg 174-175 Penguin Books 1994 ISBN 0-451-18169-7
  6. ^ Gastronomía de Valladolid: vino, queso, pan... y alguna sorpresa
 
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