 The Garoinada - Sea Urchin Dish |
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 Garoines are sea urchins, and their spiny black shell hides five delicious strips of orange-coloured flesh. The period between January and March, when they are full and catching them does not affect their breeding patterns, is when the restaurants of the town of Palafrugell organise the campaign called the...
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Fish stew |
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 If you want to taste different varieties of the imaginative ‘sea and mountain’ cuisine, an ideal opportunity is the gastronomic campaign held in Calonge- Sant Antoni and in Palamos in the months of February and April.
All the culinary tradition and knowledge of long generations of fishermen and...
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Rice from Pals |
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 The rice-growing tradition of Pals has been documented since medieval times. The proximity and excellent quality of this product has led to many dishes being based on the rice of Pals. A perfect time to taste it cooked in very different ways is in the town of Pals itself in the months of March and April ....
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Vegetable Garden Cuisine |
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 The market gardens and allotments of our district are very rich and varied. The mild climate and the fertile, well-watered soils give excellent and very tasty products. We encourage you to try the endless number of dishes made with these products by the restaurants of Peratallada in April and May. ...
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Month of shellfish specialities |
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 Estartit is a modern coastal town which still preserves its fishing tradition, and it reflects this in its cooking. The a roma and the sea products also reach Torroella de Montgrí .
The campaign offers a first course based on a selection of shellfish: cockles, clams, snails,...
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Prawn Menu |
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 The prawn is an exquisite product given to us by the Mediterranean Sea . The Palamos coast has prawns that are different from those in other places.
The fishermen from Palamos provide us every day with this crustacean with an exquisite taste and great beauty due to its...
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Poultry |
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 Our poultry-rearing tradition enables us to enjoy free-range birds with the most exquisite taste, which serve as the basis of a large number of Empordanese dishes such as the platillo, roast duck, chicken with crayfish and young pigeons. You can taste all of these dishes in the monographic culinary campaign held...
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The apple |
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 If there exists a fruit that stands out due to its multiple gastronomic uses, it is, undoubtedly, the apple, and the autumn is the apple season.
The restaurateurs in Torroella de Montgrí- L'Estartit offer you a new emphasis on quality and flavour: the gastronomic workshop of the apple in...
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The Mushroom |
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 Wild mushrooms are very highly appreciated in our region, where they are used in a large number of dishes.
The restaurants of Santa Cristina d’Aro , taking advantage of their proximity to the hills, offer an excellent selection of the cuisine of this product.
The campaign takes place during the...
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The crayfish |
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 Crayfish eaten alone is exquisite, but it also forms part of the well-known ‘sea and mountain’ cuisine, in which elements from very different origins are combined to perfection.
You can taste these dishes in the municipalities of Calonge-Sant Antoni i Palamos between October and December....
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Jornada del Niu |
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 During this well-known campaign, which is held in Palafrugell at the end of October and the beginning of November, the casserole called el niu (‘the nest’) can be tasted in various restaurants of the municipal district. It is a typical local winter dish, which the cork cutters of Palafrugell used to eat on...
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Terracotta cooking |
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 This biennial campaign was first organised in October 2002. The Terracotta Cuisine brings together restaurateurs and pastry cooks of La Bisbal with the aim of promoting a gastronomic initiative as part of the activities of the town’s Pottery Fair.
The common link between the various dishes offered during the...
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Rock fish |
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 The many species of rock fish are used to make a variety of dishes that are simple but refined and have exquisite flavours. The town of Begur has a long culinary tradition in this speciality. The municipality’s rugged coastline, with its coves and cliffs, is an ideal habitat for these fishes....
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Blue fish “ganxó” |
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The protagonist of this campaign is blue fish. Horse mackerels, sardines, anchovies and mackerels, among others, can be tasted in many different ways. Some of the ways we can find these fish made or prepared are combined with rice, pickled in brines or marinade, in fish stews, etc....
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