{"id":81,"date":"2016-04-15T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/bab\/?p=1"},"modified":"2016-09-15T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T18:06:47","slug":"tapas-tour-gastronomic-treasures-in-catalonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/tapas-tour-gastronomic-treasures-in-catalonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapas tour: Gastronomic treasures in Catalonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to explore the unique gastronomic treasures with us during a virtual tapas tour.\u00a0Cuisine is not only food and drink, is geography, history and culture. To taste and enjoy a country\u2019s\u00a0culinary products is to explore all its traditions at once. From time immemorial, Catalan cuisine has\u00a0influences that have helped to shape the country\u2019s rich and diverse culinary traditions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In our variety of tours you can find some unique gastro experience tour, like the Deluxe 1 and 2, the\u00a0tapas tour or the rooftop tapas. We stand in with local bar\u2019s and bodega\u2019s owners, because we want to\u00a0represent responsible tourism and show you the real face of Barcelona. We think the only and best way\u00a0if you leave to be lost and get in touch with local people. Watch them, copy them, be brave to try new\u00a0things, because you can find and try in your own country the big multinational and freelance companies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They can not show you a real image about the traditional cuisine even if they sell sandwiches with\u00a0\u201cjamon Serrano\u201d or a big burger with \u201cqueso manchego\u201d.\u00a0\u2026and we help you with this: find the shortest way to the local people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/act.gencat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CataloniaGastronomy.pdf\">Gastronomic Tourism club Catalogue 2010- Catalonia is gastronomy<\/a>\u00a0every season\u00a0has its own beauty: \u201cIn autumn, mushrooms arrive; in winter, it is time for cal\u00e7otades and xatonades;\u00a0spring awakens with tasty fruit, and summer explodes with festivals by the sea.\u201d \/pg. 8<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Catalonia, visitors will find a unique map of restaurants and eateries that enables them to enjoy both\u00a0traditional and contemporary cuisine, from the most creative and imaginative dishes to wholesome\u00a0home cooking. We can often find excellent restaurants housed in the finest hotels, sometimes run by\u00a0renowned chefs. Then there are the fondas, which are found all over the tourist areas of Catalonia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-250 \" src=\"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"tapas\" width=\"756\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920-600x399.jpg 600w, http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/salad-1311103_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tapas tour around Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These modest establishments offer both accommodation and restaurant services, and boast their own\u00a0personal cuisine, developed through constant contact with the natural and cultural environment.\u00a0Also closely linked to traditional cuisine, and offering visitors enriching gastronomic experiences, are\u00a0Catalonia\u2019s historic markets, such as the Boqueria, Sant Caterina and Barceloneta markets in Barcelona\u00a0and the central markets in Sabadell and Granollers. These are all ideal places to enjoy a good esmorzar\u00a0de forquilla (brunch). We should also mention the many barrestaurants serving tapas (appetisers) and\u00a0platillos (snacks). Visiting such establishments is a funny, relaxed and original form of dining. Neither\u00a0should we miss the chance to discover the many sidewalk caf\u00e9s and bars that serve aperitifs and\u00a0vermouth, an aromatic wine. This is a deeply-rooted custom in Catalonia, with regulars frequently\u00a0dropping in for a vermouth and a tapa or two before lunch.\u201d\/ pg. 13<\/p>\n<p>If you want the read more about this topic, we highly recommend to you the document mentioned in\u00a0our <a href=\"http:\/\/act.gencat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CataloniaGastronomy.pdf\">article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to explore the unique gastronomic treasures with us during a virtual tapas tour.\u00a0Cuisine is not only food and drink, is geography, history and culture. To taste and enjoy a country\u2019s\u00a0culinary products is to explore all its traditions at once. 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