EATING AND DRINKING
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Eat like a Local: Market Watch May
As you peruse the markets this month don't forget pick up some fennel before the season is over and strawberries from Maresme are a must. Now is also a good time to experiment with cuttlefish, those delectable bright red prawns from Palamós & snails!
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The "Sustainable" Cod in Your Shopping Basket May Be No Such Thing
Consumers could be unknowingly buying seafood from overfished stocks, or from regions where illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing is common, along with human rights abuses.
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Here’s Who Topped the Rankings in This Year’s Scorecard for Sustainable Chocolate
Despite the price of chocolate rising, these increases are often not passed on, leaving many cocoa farmers in extreme poverty. This is in addition to struggling with the impacts of climate change.
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Eat like a Local: Market Watch April
As the weather improves, market stalls are groaning with delicious vegetables
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Strong Headed: Garlic in Spanish Cuisine
Despite its bad press, garlic is an essential part of Spanish cuisine.
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Salt flats of Ses Salines d’Es Trenc in Mallorca.
Sun-Dried Salt from the Mediterranean Sea
Gourmands around the world are discovering the pleasures of Catalan salt
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MSG Is Back. Is the Idea It’s Bad for Us Just a Myth or Food Science?
Do you have a vague sense MSG is unhealthy but you’re not sure why? Here is the science behind monosodium glutamate, how it got a bad rap, and whether you should add it to your cooking.
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Sweet as Sugar: Honey in Catalunya
Honey is an ancient sweetener and has always been treated with respect here
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Fishing for Flavor: The Famous Mediterranean Anchovy
The strong, salty taste of anchovies is not everyone’s cup of tea, but the little fish from L’Escala has an illustrious past.
