Paisajes de la despensa española

This book is a return trip, a return to the origin of the best foods that nourish our pantry, to the spaces where they are raised or cultivated, and to the landscapes that humanity has modeled for centuries to obtain its best fruits in harmony with nature. . It is the balance that is perceived before the sea of ??olive trees in Jaén, between the holm oaks and cork oaks of the Extremadura meadow, or in the orchards worked by young farmers obsessed with quality and with recovering or preserving local and little-known varieties of fruit or vegetables. . In Spain we have 192 products protected with a designation of origin or a geographical indication. They are only the vanguard of an extensive catalogue, because we also have the quality mentions that each autonomous community awards to its most illustrious foods. These are followed by a growing list of local products whose benefits are known only to the closest neighbors and praised by those who defend zero kilometer consumption and the essences of the Mediterranean diet. However, this is not an exhaustive guide to quality food, nor does it detail where to find or consume it, but rather a subjective selection of what best represents us at the table and the environment where it is born, be it an olive grove, a raft or a cheese shop And I must confess that aesthetics and history have been decisive in the choice, because when the pleasure of eating is the argument of the trip, the destination is usually an inevitably attractive landscape with a splendid past. Landscapes of the Spanish pantry presents more than 40 proposals to discover the origin of the foods that best represent us, as well as the fields, coasts, mountains and orchards that light them up. Like the menu of a restaurant, the offer that these pages include is wide and diverse, as much as the gastronomy of our country; an invitation to enjoy the trip and the table in company.