GASTRONOMY GASTRONOMY AND AND

FESTIVALSFESTIVALS

““VALENCIAN COMMUNITY”VALENCIAN COMMUNITY”

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONThis project This project

workwork collects the collects the public holiday and public holiday and the festivals of the the festivals of the Valencian Valencian Community. Their Community. Their main events, then, main events, then, the historical the historical character and the character and the typical typical gastronomy of the gastronomy of the differents festivals.differents festivals.

The festivals are The festivals are linked to the gastronomy linked to the gastronomy and also to the dance, and also to the dance, religous celebrations or religous celebrations or polpular character. polpular character. Moreover these festivals Moreover these festivals have undergone cultural, have undergone cultural, social, economic changes social, economic changes throughout the time. throughout the time.

1.- JANUARY1.- JANUARY

New Year- January New Year- January 11

PPeople eople welcome the New welcome the New Year has come. Year has come. Typically, breakfast or Typically, breakfast or teas chocolate, a form teas chocolate, a form of eating chocolate of eating chocolate are the truffles of are the truffles of Christmas.Christmas.

NEGRETSNEGRETS

Ingredients: Eggs, sugar, ground almonds, Ingredients: Eggs, sugar, ground almonds, chocolate vermicelli and cocoa powder.chocolate vermicelli and cocoa powder.

The Parade Of Alcoy- JanuaryThe Parade Of Alcoy- January 55

The Parade of Maggi of Alcoy is the The Parade of Maggi of Alcoy is the oldest in the world and it is considered a oldest in the world and it is considered a national tourist festival.national tourist festival.

On January 5, the Maggi finally through the streets of Alcoy On January 5, the Maggi finally through the streets of Alcoy by camel and accompanied by his retinue real pages, "pastoret" ... by camel and accompanied by his retinue real pages, "pastoret" ... On the ride over a thousand participants. The pages go up to the On the ride over a thousand participants. The pages go up to the houses by the help of long ladders facades. They carry with them houses by the help of long ladders facades. They carry with them gifts distributed among all the children of the city.gifts distributed among all the children of the city.

Day of three Kings- January 6Day of three Kings- January 6

In Spain, it is custom In Spain, it is custom that children receive gifts that children receive gifts from the Kings.from the Kings.

It’s normal for It’s normal for children to write a letter to children to write a letter to the kings asking for the the kings asking for the gifts. They want and gifts. They want and ensuring their good ensuring their good behaviour during the behaviour during the year, according to year, according to tradition, children who tradition, children who misbehave receive fresh misbehave receive fresh coal instead of gifts.coal instead of gifts.

COALCOAL is sweet is sweet delicacies of Christmas delicacies of Christmas dates that visually dates that visually resembles coalresembles coal

THE THE TWISTED ROLL TWISTED ROLL OF MAGGIOF MAGGI, , It’s festive sweet bread ring-It’s festive sweet bread ring-shaped, decorated with shaped, decorated with candied fruit slices of various candied fruit slices of various colourscolours..

Saint Vicente Martir- January 22Saint Vicente Martir- January 22

He’s the saint patron of He’s the saint patron of Valencia Valencia

The morning of January 22 The morning of January 22 occurs dolçainers site's performance occurs dolçainers site's performance and a procession dedicated to the saint and a procession dedicated to the saint who traveled through the places where who traveled through the places where according to tradition, was martyred.according to tradition, was martyred.

Ingredients: flour, sugar, olive oil, eggs, lemon rind. Ingredients: flour, sugar, olive oil, eggs, lemon rind.

VALENCIANAVALENCIANA

Ingredients. Flour, sugar, grate lemon Ingredients. Flour, sugar, grate lemon rind, olive oil and eggs.rind, olive oil and eggs.

2. FEBRUARY2. FEBRUARY

Saint Valentín – February 14Saint Valentín – February 14

A popular festival that celebrates the day of love A popular festival that celebrates the day of love and friendship. and friendship.

As the typical desserts of this day we highlight As the typical desserts of this day we highlight sweets made with chocolate and strawberries, with the sweets made with chocolate and strawberries, with the particularity that are heart-shaped cakes.particularity that are heart-shaped cakes.

The Carnival – Late February Early The Carnival – Late February Early MarchMarch

A carnival is a A carnival is a public celebration that public celebration that takes place takes place immediately before immediately before Christian Lent, with Christian Lent, with variable date, and variable date, and combining elements combining elements such as costumes, such as costumes, parades and street parades and street partiesparties

In Valencia the In Valencia the carnivals are the most carnivals are the most prominent of the Villar del prominent of the Villar del Arzobispo, Ollería and Arzobispo, Ollería and Belgium.Belgium.

The dessert most typical of these festivals, especially in The dessert most typical of these festivals, especially in

Albaida is the "Albaida is the "MERENGUEMERENGUE""

Ingredients: eggs, sugar, water, lemon juice and powdered sugar.Ingredients: eggs, sugar, water, lemon juice and powdered sugar.

3. MARCH3. MARCHFALLAS- From 15 To FALLAS- From 15 To

19 of March19 of March

The festivals that has The festivals that has gained strength during the gained strength during the twentieth century, displacing twentieth century, displacing that, historically, was the that, historically, was the "festivity" of the city (Corpus "festivity" of the city (Corpus Christi). This has happened to Christi). This has happened to convert the simple burning in a convert the simple burning in a kind of theatrical performance, kind of theatrical performance, but with puppets made by the but with puppets made by the craftsmen themselves craftsmen themselves exposing and criticizing the exposing and criticizing the social and political situation.social and political situation.

But nobody doubts that But nobody doubts that FALLAS are the most FALLAS are the most important festivity of important festivity of Valencia.Valencia.

The biggest event:The biggest event:

15 of march15 of march::It starts to Fallas week, with It starts to Fallas week, with ““la Plantá”la Plantá” of the of the monuments which are paper-monuments which are paper-marche and some are marche and some are spectaculars. The spectaculars. The monuments are tribute to the monuments are tribute to the imagination, satirical imagination, satirical representation of everyday representation of everyday life and the worst things of life and the worst things of the society. After these burn the society. After these burn for its meaning disappears.for its meaning disappears.

16 of march16 of march::It rewards the best Fallas, It rewards the best Fallas, and it starts firework display and it starts firework display night in the old Turia night in the old Turia riverbed.riverbed.

17 and 18 of march:17 and 18 of march:It makes a floral offering to It makes a floral offering to the Virgin of the Unprotected the Virgin of the Unprotected

18 of march:18 of march:At night, there is firework At night, there is firework display which is called display which is called “Nit “Nit deldel FocFoc” or night fire. ” or night fire.

19 of march:19 of march:

It celebrates It celebrates “la Cremá“la Cremá” or ” or burning all Fallas, at night. burning all Fallas, at night. First it burns the childrens’ First it burns the childrens’ fallas, then the rest and the fallas, then the rest and the last it buns the town hall’s last it buns the town hall’s falla. After it is the feast week falla. After it is the feast week end.end.

Within the valence cuisine and, specially, in the Within the valence cuisine and, specially, in the Fallas week include the sweets such as varieties Fallas week include the sweets such as varieties of “of “BUÑUELOSBUÑUELOS” and the typical accompanying ” and the typical accompanying for HORCHATA are the FARTONS.for HORCHATA are the FARTONS.

FARTONS-ingredients: flour, water, butter, sugar, eggs, yeast and salt.FARTONS-ingredients: flour, water, butter, sugar, eggs, yeast and salt.

4.- APRIL4.- APRIL

EASTER (Semana Santa)EASTER (Semana Santa)

Valencia and Valencia and its lifestyle do its lifestyle do peculiar adaptation peculiar adaptation of the rites of of the rites of Easter, and thus it Easter, and thus it celebrates the celebrates the Sailor’s Easter Sailor’s Easter which is declared of which is declared of tourist interesttourist interest. Its . Its origin is of century XV.origin is of century XV.

On Easter Sunday and Monday are holidays in ValenciaOn Easter Sunday and Monday are holidays in Valencia which which have a distinctly popular character/folk and country. Families and have a distinctly popular character/folk and country. Families and

groups of friends go the old riverbed or to the beach, to eatgroups of friends go the old riverbed or to the beach, to eat “Sausages or Buns of Easter” (Longanizas de “Sausages or Buns of Easter” (Longanizas de Pascua or Monas).Pascua or Monas).

Ingredients: flour, eggs, Ingredients: flour, eggs, olive oil, sugar, grated olive oil, sugar, grated lemon rind, yeast and lemon rind, yeast and water.water.

Saint Vicente Ferrer - 2º Sunday of Saint Vicente Ferrer - 2º Sunday of EasterEaster

S. Vicente S. Vicente Ferrer is the saint Ferrer is the saint patron of the patron of the Valencian Valencian Community. Community.

Visiting the Pouet Visiting the Pouet (small well) is a custom of (small well) is a custom of S. Vicent which is a chapel.S. Vicent which is a chapel.

The Monday there The Monday there is a procession and it makes is a procession and it makes a floral offering.a floral offering.

PILOTES DE FRARE PILOTES DE FRARE

Ingredients: water, sugar, milk, egg and Ingredients: water, sugar, milk, egg and yeast. yeast. Ingredients for the cream: milk, eggs, flour Ingredients for the cream: milk, eggs, flour and sugar.and sugar.

5.- MAY5.- MAY

MOORS AND CHRISTIANS –MOORS AND CHRISTIANS –MAY 1MAY 1

The festival Moors The festival Moors and Christians and Christians remembers to recapture remembers to recapture of the iberian peninsula.of the iberian peninsula.

In the Valencian In the Valencian Community, it celebrates Community, it celebrates in different villages and in different villages and cities, and also in dates cities, and also in dates

differents.differents.

THE CROSSES OF MAYTHE CROSSES OF MAY

(LAS CRUCES DE MAYO)– MAY(LAS CRUCES DE MAYO)– MAY 33Valencia decorates Valencia decorates

its streets and squares its streets and squares and places with the and places with the wonderful crosses of wonderful crosses of flowers. flowers.

This festival is This festival is declared of tourist interest declared of tourist interest because of its origin is in because of its origin is in the Middle Ages. the Middle Ages.

One of sweets typical of Valencia is One of sweets typical of Valencia is ““ALMENDRADOS”.ALMENDRADOS”.

Ingredients: grinded (molida)almond, sugar, eggs and grated lemon rindIngredients: grinded (molida)almond, sugar, eggs and grated lemon rind

Virgin Of The Unprotected- 2º Sunday Virgin Of The Unprotected- 2º Sunday of Mayof May

The Virgin is the The Virgin is the patron saint patron of patron saint patron of Valencia and the region as Valencia and the region as well.well.

Another important Another important Valencian sweet isValencian sweet is

ALAJÚALAJÚ

Ingredients: sugar, honey, Ingredients: sugar, honey, almond, orange, breadcrumbs almond, orange, breadcrumbs and wafers.and wafers.

Corpus Christi– 64 days after Corpus Christi– 64 days after EasterEaster

The city, its streets are decorated and The city, its streets are decorated and people take part in a general procession, people take part in a general procession, in which in which the Blessed Sacrament be accompanied by officials and the Blessed Sacrament be accompanied by officials and clerics of the cityclerics of the city . .

ARNADIARNADIIt’s a traditional sweets of many Valencian villages.It’s a traditional sweets of many Valencian villages.

Ingredients: almond, juice of lemon, roasted pumpkin puree, juice of orange, Ingredients: almond, juice of lemon, roasted pumpkin puree, juice of orange, eggs, cinnamon and sugar.eggs, cinnamon and sugar.

6. June6. June

Saint John- June 24Saint John- June 24

At night’s eve, in the beaches people At night’s eve, in the beaches people skip over the waves and burn old things in skip over the waves and burn old things in bonfires which has an ancestral and bonfires which has an ancestral and purifier origin.purifier origin.

This is theThis is the

most most

important important

festivalfestival

in Alicante.in Alicante.

Among the wide range of sweets that Among the wide range of sweets that it has Valencian kitchen, one of the it has Valencian kitchen, one of the most popular is the most popular is the ""ROSEGONSROSEGONS”.”.

Ingredients: eggs, flour, almond, sugar and yeastIngredients: eggs, flour, almond, sugar and yeast

7. July7. July

July Fair / Battle of Flowers - July 21July Fair / Battle of Flowers - July 21During the month of July to During the month of July to

encourage and attraction to encourage and attraction to outsiders, the City proposed to outsiders, the City proposed to hold an annual fair and an hold an annual fair and an exhibition of all of its products. exhibition of all of its products. And the battle of flowers takes And the battle of flowers takes placeplace

Also it celebrates Also it celebrates competitions of bands, competitions of bands, bullfights, concerts and bullfights, concerts and many other activities.many other activities.

That better sweet to enjoy one of the That better sweet to enjoy one of the leading fairs in Valencia, that the typicalsleading fairs in Valencia, that the typicals

““GARRAPIÑADAS ALMONDS”.GARRAPIÑADAS ALMONDS”.

Ingredients: sugar, water, lemon and almondIngredients: sugar, water, lemon and almond

8.- AUGUST8.- AUGUST

Virgin of the Assumption or the Miracle- Virgin of the Assumption or the Miracle- August 15August 15

This festival is This festival is celebrated in Spain. celebrated in Spain.

In Valencia In Valencia this is important this is important because it is the because it is the oldest procession oldest procession of the city. of the city.

The typical product of the Valencian community is the

“ROSQUILLETAS”..

Ingredients: olive oil, flour, yeast and saltIngredients: olive oil, flour, yeast and salt

The Mystery of Elche –The Mystery of Elche –

august 14 and 15august 14 and 15

It’s a sacred-lyrical religious It’s a sacred-lyrical religious drama that recreates the Death, drama that recreates the Death, Assumption and Coronation of the Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin Virgin Mary. Mary.

It was declared a It was declared a

Masterpiece of Oral Masterpiece of Oral

and Intangible Worldand Intangible World

Heritage by UNESCOHeritage by UNESCO

and it is also national and it is also national

holiday of tourist interest.holiday of tourist interest.

Festival of the water-Festival of the water-

end August early September end August early September

The dawn of 23, The dawn of 23, there are water fightsthere are water fights, , throwing water from balconies, rooftops, with throwing water from balconies, rooftops, with hoses, buckets, etc. hoses, buckets, etc.

The community has a remarkably Valencian citrus The community has a remarkably Valencian citrus production and which you can do variety of deserts.production and which you can do variety of deserts.

Llimonets i Tarongetes. Llimonets i Tarongetes.

(PRESERVED LEMONS (PRESERVED LEMONS

AND ORANGES)AND ORANGES)

9. SEPTEMBER9. SEPTEMBER

Rice Festival of Sueca-Rice Festival of Sueca-

2nd Sunday of September2nd Sunday of September

The Rice Festival is a The Rice Festival is a

celebration that blends celebration that blends

culinary tradition with culinary tradition with

cultural performances, in cultural performances, in

addition, people involved addition, people involved

enjoy tasting the enjoy tasting the

traditional paella and traditional paella and

drinking with friends.drinking with friends.

PAELLA VALENCIANAPAELLA VALENCIANAIt’s the typical dish of Valencia and one of

the leaders of the Spanish gastronomy.

Ingredients: chicken, rabbit, green beans, lima beans, green pepper, saffron, tomatoes, rice, salt and olive oil.

The paella is variety of ways to be.

10. October10. October

Day of the Valencian Community- Day of the Valencian Community- October 9October 9

The day of San Dionisio, Valencia celebrates The day of San Dionisio, Valencia celebrates the triumphal entry of King James I to the city, and the triumphal entry of King James I to the city, and

the adoption of the Statute of Autonomy.the adoption of the Statute of Autonomy.

This day is the day of love in Valencia and in which the This day is the day of love in Valencia and in which the lovers give each “mocaorá” which is a silk handkerchief in lovers give each “mocaorá” which is a silk handkerchief in

which there inside of which there inside of MAZAPAN SWEETSMAZAPAN SWEETS..

Ingredients: almond, icing sugar, water, eggs, grated lemon rind and ground Ingredients: almond, icing sugar, water, eggs, grated lemon rind and ground

cinnamoncinnamon

Columbus Day Columbus Day (Dia de la Hispanidad(Dia de la Hispanidad))- october - october 1212

This day commemorates the discovery of This day commemorates the discovery of America by Spain and the birth of the spanish empire. America by Spain and the birth of the spanish empire.

Held a military parade in Madrid attended by the Royal Held a military parade in Madrid attended by the Royal Family and the most important representatives of all branches Family and the most important representatives of all branches

of governmentof government

TORRIJASTORRIJAS

Ingredients: hard bread, milk, eggs, olive oil, cinnamon, sugar and lemon rind. Ingredients: hard bread, milk, eggs, olive oil, cinnamon, sugar and lemon rind.

11.- NOVEMBER11.- NOVEMBER

All Saint’s Day- November 1All Saint’s Day- November 1

It celebrates It celebrates in Spain on All in Spain on All Saint’s Day, this Saint’s Day, this feast is dedicated to feast is dedicated to the memory of the the memory of the dead and much of the dead and much of the population is population is engaged to visit the engaged to visit the cemeteries to bring cemeteries to bring flowers flowers

A most important sweets is the A most important sweets is the ““PANALLETSPANALLETS””

(its origin is on the century XVIII)(its origin is on the century XVIII)

Ingredients: almond, sugar, potatoes, eggs, grated lemon rind, pine Ingredients: almond, sugar, potatoes, eggs, grated lemon rind, pine nuts and shredded coconutnuts and shredded coconut

12.- DECEMBER12.- DECEMBER

Inmaculada Concepción- december 8Inmaculada Concepción- december 8

This virgin is the spanish patron. This virgin is the spanish patron.

In the Valencian In the Valencian

Community, specially, Community, specially,

the people makethe people make

““cocas”.cocas”.

Ingredients: flour, eggs, milk, olive oil, sugar and yeastIngredients: flour, eggs, milk, olive oil, sugar and yeast

Christmas Eve and Christmas’ Christmas Eve and Christmas’ Day – December 24 and 25Day – December 24 and 25

In Spain, the christmas gastronomy is rich In Spain, the christmas gastronomy is rich and varied. and varied.

NOUGAT (turrón)NOUGAT (turrón)

Ingredients: honey, sugar, eggs, almond and lemon.Ingredients: honey, sugar, eggs, almond and lemon.

POLVORÓNPOLVORÓN

Ingredients: flour, sugar, Ingredients: flour, sugar, lard(manteca de cerdo), lard(manteca de cerdo), toast almond and icing sugar toast almond and icing sugar (glas).(glas).

ALFAJOR ALFAJOR Caramel Sandwich CookiesCaramel Sandwich Cookies

SUGARED ALMONDS SUGARED ALMONDS (peladillas)(peladillas)

Ingredients: almonds and sugarIngredients: almonds and sugar

DATES(dátil)DATES(dátil)

It’s a fruitIt’s a fruit

The Holy Innocents, The Holy Innocents,

known as The Craziesknown as The Crazies (in Valencia) (in Valencia)

December 28December 28

Jokes of all kinds are made.Jokes of all kinds are made.

New Year's Eve – December 31New Year's Eve – December 31It is tradition to eat the twelve grapes at the rate of It is tradition to eat the twelve grapes at the rate of

twelve strokes, and once it enters the year provides for a twelve strokes, and once it enters the year provides for a prosperous New Year.prosperous New Year.

A singular place, in Spain to eat the12 grapes, is A singular place, in Spain to eat the12 grapes, is at Puerta del Sol (The Sun’s Door) from Madrid, in the at Puerta del Sol (The Sun’s Door) from Madrid, in the old town in madrid, km 0.old town in madrid, km 0.

By: Ana Cuquerella & Raquel CasasBy: Ana Cuquerella & Raquel Casas