Alicante Food encapsulates the essence of culinary traditions and food culture observed by the people of Alicante. The Alicante fare is considered as the hallmark of the Mediterranean cuisine. The cuisine of the region heavily relies on seafood and rice. There are various arrocerias or rice restaurants in the city which specialize in serving rice based dishes. Most of the rice preparations are teamed with suitable seafood preparations.
Features of Alicante Cuisine
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Wines: Alicante is famous for its fruity white wines and full bodied red wines. It is believed that “El Fondilon” was the popular Alicante wine which was relished by the King and Queen of Spain, around four centuries ago.
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Desserts and Fruits: Alicantefood traditions impinge a lot of usage of natural and fresh local produces to the maximum. The fruits of the region are largely substituted for artificial sweeteners during the preparation of desserts. Fruits such as oranges, pomegranates and dates are the typical produces of the region. Many of the summer and winter drinks are churned out using these fruits. Some of the popular summer drinks include horchata (prepared from tiger nut milk or almonds) and lemon juice. Other than that nougat or turron is the popular dessert from the land. This dessert is mostly prepared, which is widely known as sinful dessert, and savored during the Christmas time, is heavily embellished with almonds and sugar.