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Gastronomy and Oceans

31 de July de 2017

The Oceanogràfic brings the culinary and cultural value of the oceans to the Dolia gastronomy fair

  • Manuel Toharia will explain the richness of the marine world, and Master Chef Junior, María Querol, will cook jellyfish

Valencia, July 30, 2017

The Oceanogràfic of Valencia will bring to Dolia-Essència, the VII Enotourism and Gastronomy Fair, organized on September 2 by the Auditori Teulada Moraira, the proposal of sustainability and conservation awareness, which is presiding over all its initiatives and programs, as in this case the dissemination of the value of jellyfish within the marine ecosystem, not only as the oldest witnesses of the health of the oceans but also as a gastronomic resource capable of contributing to the improvement of the current situation.

In the Dolia Kids space, Professor Manuel Toharia will participate, explaining in an entertaining way to parents and children the richness of the marine world and the problems that the balance suffers, while the young finalist of Master Chef Junior, María Querol, will do a “showcooking”, as she already did at the International Underwater Image Festival held in June at the Oceanogràfic.

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A Dolia with four Michelin stars

This year’s Dolia, on the other hand, will feature the presence of two high-level restaurateurs, who add up to four Michelin stars from this year’s edition. These are the chefs Alberto Ferruz, from BonAmb in Xàbia, and Kiko Moya, from L´Escaleta in Concentaina.

In one of the three different scenarios that will be established in the fair, the duo of the two chefs will be developed, in whose kitchens the coast and the interior will be found. Cocktail making will also be featured, by Ivan Talens, best “bartender” of the Valencian Community.

In the second space, according to the director of the Auditori Teulada Moraira, Maite Serrat, the artistic intervention of the Valencian company Empaperat will be located with the recreation of Valencian products, with special attention to citrus fruits.

Finally, in the garden area, Dolia Kids will feature the intervention of María Querol and the scientific communicator of the Oceanogràfic, Manuel Toharia.