Village Dishes

Murla: Coques or Coca

Which are like pizzas without the cheese usually topped with vegetables, especially peas or sobrasada (An Iberian pork sausage).



Parcent: Caracoles Estufados con Hinojo

Which is Snail (yes the ones found in your garden!) and fennel stew. I’m not entirely keen to try this one as not a fan of fennel let alone the garden snails. 😊

Benigembla: Espencat

Which is roasted vegetables, normally peppers, onions and aubergines, with cod. (The cod can be substituted with tuna) It can be served warm or cold.

Lliber: Arroz al Horno.

I prefer this to the usual Paella, it’s baked rice with meat, potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas and my favourite black sausage (Morcilla or Butifarra)



Jalon (Xalo): Empadillas de Guisantes

Basically crescents of pastry filled with peas.



Alcalali:  Arroz con Alubias y Cardos:

A rice dish served with white beans and chard.

Senija: Buñuelos de Calabaza

These are a sweet dessert very much like our doughnuts.

Another dish you often see on the menu is Putxero con Pilotas, a very filling stew like dish with plenty of root vegetables, chickpeas and a sausage meat ‘pilota’ wrapped in cabbage leaves. It’s a firm favourite with the workers.



Other stew or rice dishes to try are:

Arroz y Fesols: Rice and broad beans

Arroz caracoles y nap (nips): Rice with snails and turnips



Mullador: Roasted vegetables, tuna and cous cous

Boreta de Melva: A tuna, tomato and sun dried pepper salad.

So now you know, time to get out and be adventurous….Enjoy!!