The difference is not in the location. It’s in the certification. Most of the mussels cultivated in Spain come from Galicia. This is not a disputed fact. But “mussel from Galicia” – without more – does not mean the same as “mussel from Galicia PDO”. The Protected Designation of Origin […]
The can doesn’t lie. But it doesn’t tell the whole story either. Spain is the second largest producer of canned fish and seafood in the world, only behind China. Galicia is, according to ANFACO-CECOPESCA data, the Autonomous Community with the greatest relevance in this industry at national level, both in
Seafood with a very specific geography Not all scallops are the same. Not because it’s a sales pitch, but because the geography of the sea really matters. The scallop that arrives in a Bongarth can comes exclusively from the Ría de Arousa, the largest of the Rías Baixas and one
The perfect can deserves a perfect opening There is a difference between opening a can of mussels and serving them well. Most people do the former. Few do the latter. It is not a question of protocol or unnecessary ceremony. It is simply that the pickled mussel is a product
A technique that is documented for the first time in 1418 When we talk about the xeito, we are talking about one of the oldest fishing arts that are still active in Galicia. Its first known documentary mention dates back to 1418, according to historian Elisa Ferreira Priegue in her
A seal that is unique in its category In the European Union there are thousands of products with Protected Designation of Origin. Wines, cheeses, sausages, oils. But only one is from the sea and comes from Spain: the PDO Mejillón de Galicia. When the Consejo Regulador del Mejillón de Galicia
Four flooded valleys in the Atlantic Northwest The Rías Baixas are not fjords. They are four tectonic valleys that the sea flooded at the end of the last glaciation, when the ocean level rose and entered the ancient riverbeds of the northwestern peninsular. This difference in origin is not only
