The Atlantic apple from Portugal has a unique flavor

Mercados magazine travels to Alcobaça to visit the production area and get to know this apple in depth. The history of the Alcobaça block is linked to the history of the Monastery of the same name, a 12th-century UNESCO heritage monument that once belonged to the French order of Cistercian monks, for which this town is known. from the west of Portugal (Center region). "The colonization of this territory demonstrated the enormous agricultural potential of the region, of fertile land, where the cultivation of fruit trees always played a leading role, with apples, pears, and all kinds of stone fruit," as he explained during a visit. to the João Paola Monastery, assessor of Maçã de Alcobaça. Over the centuries, they became more professional and more technical, especially in the 1960s and with the impetus of Portugal's entry into the EU in 1986 when the agricultural sector was strengthened through subsidies. Today, it is one of the main agricultural regions of the country. The ...