"Sabor a Málaga" arrives in Ronda with more than 400 artisanal products

Isabel Méndez

Málaga

The "Sabor a Málaga" fair continues its tour around the province and this weekend it will stop in Ronda, where it will gather at the Ángel Harillo fairgrounds in Ronda 36 producers from all the regions of the province and more than 400 artisanal products.

The schedule will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. During this time, it will offer tastings and workshops led by the producers affiliated with the brand, live culinary exhibitions by renowned local chefs such as Miguel Herrera and Antonio Alfaro, children's activities, and musical performances by Ainoha Pérez, Araceli González, and a Spanish guitar concert by the Ronda Conservatory. Additionally, Sabor a Málaga will offer a popular mountain rice tasting for 200 people on Sunday.

Visitors to the event in the city of Tajo will be able to purchase and taste a wide variety of offerings, from extra virgin olive oils, wines with DOP Málaga and Sierras de Málaga, Malagueña goat cheeses, cow cheeses, sausages, vegetable preserves, jams and honey, ajoblanco creams, potato snacks and pickles, as well as nuts, bakery and confectionery products, craft beers, and liqueurs.

The program will start on Friday, May 15 at 11:00 a.m. with the official opening of the fair and the welcome of the Sabor a Málaga producers, who will present to the public their best artisanal creations and local products throughout the day. At 12:00 p.m., there will be a wine tasting from Ronda, where attendees can discover the winemaking tradition of the Serranía and learn about some of the most outstanding references of the region.

It will continue at 1:00 p.m. with a tasting of extra virgin olive oils from the province, aimed at highlighting the quality of Málaga's EVOOs and teaching how to identify their main nuances and aromas. Later, at 2:00 p.m., goat and cow cheeses made in Málaga will be the stars of a tasting focused on the cheese-making tradition of the province.

From 3:00 p.m., the venue will offer a gastronomic break with typical Malagueño products, while from 4:00 p.m., music and a festive atmosphere will accompany the afternoon in the Sabor a Málaga space. The afternoon program will continue at 6:00 p.m. with a proposal dedicated to desserts and current confectionery, with cheesecakes, cakes, and artisan sweet creations. The cultural closure of the day will arrive at 7:00 p.m. with the flamenco performance by Ainoha Pérez, before the end of the day at 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 16. Sausages and popular cuisine

On Saturday, May 16, the fair will reopen at 11:00 a.m. with new gastronomic proposals and participative activities. At 12:00 p.m., chef Miguel Herrera will star in a show cooking focused on popular and traditional cuisine made with local products. An hour later, at 1:00 p.m., the public can attend a live fresh cheese-making workshop, where traditional artisanal production techniques will be demonstrated.

The gastronomic program will continue at 2:00 p.m. with a workshop and tasting of sausages from the Serranía and different points of the province, giving prominence to sausages and meat derivatives made in the Malagueña regions. After lunch and the musical space planned from 4:00 p.m., the fair will celebrate at 5:00 p.m. a workshop dedicated to honeys, jams, and traditional confectionery.

At 6:00 p.m. one of the highlights of the day will arrive with the show cooking by Antonio Alfaro, who will offer a culinary exhibition based on innovative recipes made with local products. The second day of this agri-food fair will conclude at 7:00 p.m. with the performance by the singer Araceli González and the closing of the venue at 9:00 p.m.

Sunday 17. Children's workshops and popular tasting

Sunday, May 17, will be especially oriented towards family audiences. The fair will open again at 11:00 a.m. and at 12:00 p.m. the children's workshop "Las Delicias de mi Noe" will begin, a creative activity dedicated to bringing confectionery closer to the little ones. Half an hour later, at 12:30 p.m., children can decorate their own cookies in a participative space designed to be enjoyed with the family.

At 2:00 p.m., a popular mountain rice tasting will be held, one of the most anticipated gastronomic proposals of the day. Music will return to liven up the afternoon from 4:00 p.m. and, as a cultural highlight of the fair, at 6:00 p.m. there will be an afternoon of Spanish guitar by the Ronda Conservatory.

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