Aquaculture in Spain, a step forward in food sovereignty

It was not invented by us, but by our ancestors. Aquaculture has been very present in humanity since time immemorial, and with it the food sovereignty of the territory where it was found was sought. It was necessary to take into account that obtaining food from the sea, almost always far away, had its complexity, and its cultivation provided them with a certain independence. The barbarian invasions ended this practice and took us back to dark times. In any case, today it continues to be well established and thanks to it we can obtain fresh fish at all times, locally and with all the guarantees of quality and respect for the environment. The gastronomic historian and teaching chef Rosa Tovar has it very clear: “I think that history always comes back. The fish cultures of Roman origin were destroyed by the barbarian invasions, but were preserved in the Eastern Roman Empire, from where, through the Mediterranean, they returned to all of Europe from the 9th century. And in Europe it ...