Madrid Gourmet Fair 2013. A real experience for all the senses.

Not long ago, the most important gastronomy fair took place in Madrid; the “Salón Gourmet 2013”(Spanish).

As you can imagine, we had to be there and so we did, to show our cheese to a very exquisite audience, among many other culinary delights, high quality ingredients and products and also the most select palates. 

We went there together with a varied group of delicatessen producers from our region, Teruel and also with a little representation of our provincial government. We all had the purpose to offer the best products from our land, Teruel, to people who know much about quality products and flavours. 

It was a fair that lasted 4 days (8th – 11th April) but it was never too tiring or long since it was full of new things to discover, to try and experience. 

Among all the activities we found the “gourmet senses workshop”, a space in which people could play with their senses around gastronomy. 

“Different tunnels, workshops and corners – for wine, bread, beer, coffee, olive oil, cheese, vegetables, fruit, etc. –come near the Senses Square, space conceived as an agora where all the activities take place” Fair´s website

Furthermore, there was a special corner specialized on our favourite subject: cheese, the Gourmetquesos 2013.

There people could learn thanks to the different workshops offered and related to cheese tasting. These were oriented for both, professionals and fans of this highly valued product.

We list below the different activities offered:

• Tasting and sensory analysis workshops.
• Cheese slicing art and the different utensils used.
• Cheese boards preparation.
• Tasting for kids.

At the cave of Taste, a pedagogical place where many different activities about cheese occurred, people could find different speeches about the typology, production, service and harmonies between cheese and many different beverages.

   

In short, attending to this Gourmet Fair was a gift for the senses, especially taste. It was a huge pleasure to find out that there was a special interest on the world of cheese. It was a great surprise and a new way to keep on learning with the purpose to develop better and better.

If we couldn´t find each other at the fair, you know that our website and the online store will always be opened for you. In the case you decide to go by the beautiful village Albarracín, Teruel, you´ll be able to find us there, surrounded by both, architectural and natural beauty.

See you soon!  

International Livestock Fair FIGAN. Together with PIENSOS SOL

This last March (19th – 22nd) the important livestock international fair at the FIMA location took place in Zaragoza.

The FIGAN (FIma GANadera, ganadería means livestock) collected for the 11th time the newest technological innovations in the livestock-farming sector. The farmers could find the most modern solutions, technical and commercial, to empower the development of their daily activities.

Based on past successful experiences and also because of the ideal logistic emplacement of Zaragoza, there were many farmers gathered there to learn and share knowledge. Among them we were there, the cheese factory Sierra de Albarracín, together with piensos SOL, the most important company in the region that sells high quality fodder for sheeps.

More tan 60,000 people visited the 836 different companies that took place this year at the fair, spread in more than 820,000ft².

This way, FIGAN consolidates its international fame and gets to renew its role as main fair in the world about livestock.

The reason why a little representation of our company travelled with piensos SOL is simple; this company was the origin of what our cheese factory Sierrade Alabarracín means. The cheese factory project started first with the fodder company.

We´ve always said that we take very much care of our sheeps and their nutrition, which we watch very close since we were, first of all, in charge of piensos SOL, then we grew our own sheeps and at the end we became what we are now, a cheese factory that produces some of the most awarded cheeses in Spain.

We are still part of the fodder company and that´s why we couldn´t say no to accompany its team in such important fair for the livestock-farming sector as it is FIGAN in Zaragoza.

It was a great experience with which we got the chance to learn about the newest innovations in our sector. We paid attention to everything but we can´t say that our facilities are old-fashioned at all.

Best regards to those present at this years fair. To all the people who couldn’t come, we just say that we´ll be waiting for you the next year´s edition.

Until then and as usual, you can find us on our website and also on the online store. Cheese delivered at home!

Have a cheeseful day! ;)