Torrox News – What menu do the Spanish traditionally eat during Semana Santa?

What do the Spanish traditionally eat during Semana Santa?

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Potaje de vigilia

A rich-filled Spanish dish based on cod, chickpeas and spinach. This is a very traditional Spanish dish during Semana Santa! As the most traditional Spanish people do not eat meat during the Holy Week, this dish contains cod instead. A normal ¨potaje¨ is any type of soup that is filled with vegetables and some meat. Use fish instead of meat during Semana Santa was of course no problem at all in the coastal areas. Yet, in Madrid where they invented the ¨potaje de vigilia¨ it was hard to get fresh fish to add to the soup. For this reason the madrileños chose to add packed cod and spinach to the soup instead. This version now known as ¨potaje de vigilia¨ is the most famous dish in Spain during Semana Santa.

Classic torrijas

This is one of the most traditional desserts in Spain during Semana Santa. It will be very hard – if not impossible – to find these classic torrijas during the rest of the year! In the past, Spanish families made their own bread that they used to eat with meat all year long. However, in Semana Santa they did not eat any meat and as a consequence the consumption of bread also decreased. They had to do something with the bread that was left over and invented these classic ¨torrijas¨ especially for Semana Santa.

Enjoy these traditional Spanish dishes in the menu Semana Santa at La Rompiente fine dining restaurant Torrox

Information received by Carlos Morata, owner of La Rompiente:

From Wednesday 23 March 2016 until Sunday 27 March 2016 you can enjoy these traditional Spanish specialities at 29 Euros per person, drinks not included. First of all La Rompiente fine dining restaurant Torrox will welcome you with a glass of cava. In between the courses you will get a selection of cheeses with a glass of Porto wine. Your starter will be  prawn omelette. The famous Spanish tortilla that is eaten all year long, yet prepared with prawns this time. This starter really has the taste of Andalusia, especially from the area of Cádiz.

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