Swimming and La Molinera dominate the Premios da Cociña Galega

The Asociación Amigos da Cociña Galega delivered the first Premios da Cociña Galega in Santiago this Monday. The city of A Coruña stood out especially with eight of the twenty awards, with Nado, by Iván Domínguez (a Repsol sun), winning in the categories of "mexillón", "vieira", and "postre caseiro". The same number of distinctions was achieved by La Molinera, from Lalín, which won in "lacón con grelos", "cocido galego", and "caldo galego". On the other hand, Salitre, also from A Coruña, was the most voted among the jury members in "arroz de marisco" and "empanada". The gala, presented by Estíbaliz Veiga and Rafa Durán, served to claim "o valor da tradición como parte da modernidade, destacando o papel das receitas que atravesaron xeracións, dos produtos locais e das técnicas que fixeron da cociña galega un símbolo de calidade", as highlighted by the organizers, who especially noted the food houses that "conservan a autenticidade dos sabores de sempre". In addition, there were ...