In Asturias there are over 2,000 apple types, among which only 22 are used for cidermaking.LA SIDRA.- The quality of cider is directly related to the state, conservation, variety and origin of apples. The better they are preserved, the better the cidermaking will be. The apple trees full ripening start
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The labelling of this product angers traditionalists in the UK.LA SIDRA.- The success of ciders made by Bulmers, Magners and Kopparberg among others, has brought into discussion if labelling their products as “pear cider” should be allowed or not.This naming has upset traditionalists at the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),
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Next year Nava will hold its first Homemade Cider Contest, though artisan beer is getting more disciples.LA SIDRA.- 2018 will be the year in which the first homemade cider contest will take place.In the words of its mayor, Juan Cañal, he does not understand why the municipality, with a great
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After the launching of their “frizzante” cider, inspired in the Italian moscato, the cidermill intends to open a new market.LA SIDRA.- Alfredo Garcia Menendez, a bus driver between Quintes and Xixon, loses his job after having his coach confiscated during the Spanish Civil War. Two years later the bus appears
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The popular cook in Channel 3 presented yesterday a typical Asturian recipe, in which cider did not go amiss.LA SIDRA.- Karlos Arguiñano, the most famous cook in television, presented yesterday an Asturian recipe, onions stuffed with tuna fish, at the request of a Galician programme fan.After praising the excellence of
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The famous restaurant in Aviles, together with Arbidel and Casa Consuelo, newly awarded in Repsol travel guide.LA SIDRA.- The new Repsol Guide 2018 has included three new Asturian restaurants in its pages, thus joining 17 more establishments recommended in Asturias by the famous guide.Casa Consuelo in Luarca, Arbidel in Ribadesella
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Graciano García suggests the creation of the Sweet Cider of Asturias WeekLA SIDRA.- How can we solve the current situation of the apple superharvest?Graciano Garcia, retired director of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, seems to have found the solution: to create the Sweet Cider of Asturias Week. And so he
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Located in the famous neighbourhood of l’Eixample, it stands for a quality Asturian cuisine.LA SIDRA.- The traditional cuisine of Asturias has a worthy representative in El Furacu cider bar, in Barcelona. It is a small and modest, but cozy restaurant founded in 1987, with a casual decor and atmosphere which
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The “Assembly of Apple Harvesters in the Cider District and Surrounding Areas” was born in Villaviciosa.LA SIDRA.- The independent harvesters took to the streets once again on Sunday to vindicate the purchase of their apples by the cidermakers.Under the mottos “Sell your cider to the ones you buy the apples”
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Tino “el Roxu” remembers his experiences in Expo’92.LA SIDRA.- This year it is the 25th anniversary of the Universal Exhibition in Seville, named as “The Age of Discoveries”.At that time, Asturias got represented by a green pavilion, with bears going up and down its side columns and an ample photographic
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