Honey consumption in Spain will multiply by 10 in the coming weeks

The coincidence in the time of Lent and Ramadan will cause honey consumption to multiply tenfold in these weeks, according to a study by the Sevillian company Miel Doray, a national benchmark in the sector. First of all, for Lent, a liturgical time that for Christians is marked by conversion and penance, explains the company, which points out that "this is precisely the origin of the tradition of eating torrijas in Lent, since fasting and, above all, the abstinence from eating meat that was recommended by the liturgical authorities, sharpened the ingenuity of the population of the time who sought tasty and filling preparations without offending their faith. Although there are already references to similar preparations in the work of the Roman gourmet Apicius in the 4th century, torrija as we know it today became popular in the country around the 15th century, with slight variations regarding the use of egg, milk and wine to soak it. pre-fry the bread before frying it. But the ...