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Mantecado is a name for a variety of Spanish shortbreads that includes the polvorón.The names are often synonymous, but not all mantecados are polvorones.The name mantecado comes from manteca (), usually the fat of Iberian pig (cerdo ibérico), with which they are made, while the name polvorón is based on the fact that these cakes crumble easily into a kind of dust in the hand or the mouth.
Commercial mantecadas, one showing the open cajilla. Mantecadas are spongy pastries originating in Spain.Perhaps the best known mantecadas are from Northwestern Spain, being a traditional product of the city of Astorga, province of León, as well as the nearby Maragateria comarca.
Turrón (Spanish:), torró (Catalan: / Valencian:) or torrone (Italian: [torˈroːne]) is a Mediterranean nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped either into a rectangular tablet or a round cake.
Mantecados and polvorones – crumbly cakes; Marzipan – almond cakes; King cake known as roscón de Reyes in Spanish and tortell in Catalan. Frutas de Aragón - a confit of fruit covered in chocolate; Peladillas - sugared almonds; Churros [61]
Since 2009 the production of these confections have been protected by a protected designation of origin, Mantecados de Estepa. [10] [11] Estepa has 30 such factories, [12] 15 of which are partners in an export trade association, Coexema A.I.E.
Jamón Ibérico, BEHER "Bellota Oro", was elected as "Best ham in the world" in IFFA Delicat 2007 and 2010.. Castilian-Leonese cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the region of Castile and León in Spain.
Distinctive vegetable dishes of Valladolid cuisine include sopa de chícharos (or guisantes), a pea soup with spearmint added in for flavoring (in Spanish, pea is guisante or chícharo); coliflor al ajoarriero (cauliflower in garlic); legumes in dishes such as alubias con patuño de cerdo (beans with pork leg); with cereals the pans and derivatives such as sopa de ajo garlic soup and the sopa ...
Polvorones and mantecados are traditional Christmas products, whereas pestiños and torrijas are typically consumed during the Holy Week. Bitter Seville oranges grow on trees lining the city streets. Large quantities are collected and exported to Britain to be used in marmalade. [155]