The "Sabor a Málaga" Fair Arrives in Nerja with Over 450 Local Products

Isabel Méndez

Málaga

The "Sabor a Málaga" fair continues its journey through the province and this weekend it will stop in Nerja, where it will gather 40 producers who will offer more than 450 products, along with tastings, workshops, and live cooking shows.

From Friday 8 to Sunday 10 at the Balcón de Europa, you can purchase and taste extra virgin olive oils, wines with DOP 'Málaga' and 'Sierras de Málaga', Malagueña goat cheeses, cured meats, and other meat products like croquettes, breads, and artisanal sweets, local roasteries' coffees, honeys, jams, jellies, ajoblanco cream, dulce de leche, craft beers, liquors, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products made from citrus and fruits from the Guadalhorce Valley. The hours will be from 11:00 to 22:00 on Friday and Saturday, while Sunday will be from 11:00 to 21:00.

Activity Program

On Friday at 12:00, there will be a cooking show by La Torrecilla restaurant, which will present a proposal of traditional cuisine with contemporary touches. The day will continue at 13:00 with a guided wine tasting called "Bébete Málaga" by the sea, and at 14:00 with a workshop and tasting of Malagueña goat cheeses. The evening will feature ambient music, a cooking show from Raw restaurant in Burriana at 18:00, and performances by Pablo Alcázar at 19:00 and the Daniel Romero Castanet Group at 19:30. The first day will end at 22:00.

Saturday: Workshops and fun for the whole family

The second day of the fair will be especially family-oriented. The fair opens at 11:00 and from 12:00, there will be various children's activities on baking and creativity by Las Delicias de mi Noe. At 13:30, there will be an informative workshop on extra virgin olive oil directed at children. The afternoon's schedule will include a cooking show by Paco El Churretero starring chef Abel Cecilia, followed by a gastronomic demonstration by Pura Cepa Nerja at 18:00. Live music will be provided by saxophonist José Fernández at 19:00 and the dance group of Christian David Callejón at 20:30. The fair will close again at 22:00.

Sunday: Solidarity and tradition

Sunday's session will have a marked charitable character. The fair will reopen at 11:00, which is also when the popular Popi Ham Cutting Contest begins. At 13:00, the public can learn cutting techniques and tips for ham, while at 14:00, they can purchase solidarity dishes benefiting the Spanish Cancer Association in Nerja. In the afternoon, at 18:00, there will be a cooking show by La Brasería de Pacomari. The program will continue with a performance by the Folkloric Group of Nerja-Maro at 19:00, and a violin concert by Klara Gomboc at 19:30. The Sabor a Málaga fair in Nerja will say goodbye at 21:00 until its next meeting in Ronda.

Participants

The participating producers come from the municipalities of Alhaurín el Grande, Almáchar, Antequera, Ardales, Arriate, Benamocarra, Benarrabá, Campillos, Cártama, Coín, Colmenar, Fuente de Piedra, Málaga, Mijas, Mollina, Nerja, Pizarra, Ronda, Teba, Vélez-Málaga, Villanueva del Trabuco, and Yunquera.

The producers, as reported by the Provincial Council, promoter of Sabor a Málaga, in a statement, are the oil mills Garo-Tesoro Español, Oro Al-Ándalus, Finca Las Morenas, and La Laguna de Fuente de Piedra; the wineries Cortijo La Fuente, Dimobe, Fabio Coullet, Excelencia, and Carpe Diem; the cheese factories Cabraline, El Pastor del Torcal, El Arquillo, and El Porticatero; the meat producers Embutidos Colmenar, Hermanos Fernández, La Abuela Loli, Ibéricos Yunquera, and Rulo Malagueño; Aceitunas Roldán, Lujo del Paladar croquettes, Cítricas Pizarra, Doña Amelia ajoblanco cream, Alma Melosa jams; Pura de Abeja Hnos. Gallardo honey, Apícola Luca and Miel Agustín; Bizcochería Lulapai, Las Delicias de mi Noe, Cristo Rey bakery, Obrador Tejeros, Dulce de Leche La Gran Abuela, Mokasol coffees, Nerja Coffee Roasters; craft beers Gaitanejo and Eukel, La Tradición de Arriate, Mesura, Gin Alborán, Revival Spirulina, and Eva Essential Oils.

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