Food in Benitachell
- Facts: The local Muscatel wine is the perfect drink to have with your sweet dessert.
- Tips: One explanation for the name, Tapas, is that it is from the local custom of placing a slice of bread, with a piece of food, on a drink to keep the flies out.
Eat well in Benitachell
The Mediterranean diet is proclaimed as one of the healthiest in the world but that doesn’t mean that it’s bland and uninspiring; some of the most famous dishes in the world come from here.
Let your mouth water at our typical Spanish menu:
Appetisers
- Tapas are small plates of bite size pieces of delicious snacks like patatas bravas (potatoes in tomato sauce), meatballs, seafood or pieces of simple omelette made with potatoes and onions.
- Stuffed mussels.
- Gazpacho, iced tomato and garlic soup, refreshing on a hot day and gets the taste bud’s lined up for the next course.
Main Courses
- Paella, including vegetarian, meat and seafood varieties, is usually served in a massive shallow pan for sharing.
- Paella Mixta has pork or chicken and pieces of white fish, squid, clams, prawns, crayfish plus strips of pepper, beans and garlic.
- Cordero Asado – succulent baked lamb.
- Large dish of fresh Gambas (prawns) or locally caught sardines.
- La Olla Recapte is a rich stew of vegetables, potatoes and pork.
Desserts
- Freshly picked local fruits including citrus and figs, served alone or with ice cream.
- Els Patisets de Boniato – home made dessert with raisins and almonds.
- Creamy Arroz con Leche, traditionally made rice pudding is irresistible.
Eat like a king or queen everyday when you live in Benitachell.
