Flexitarian cuisine in Barcelona.
While half the world is engaged in a battle to unravel the difference between vegetarian and vegan , the flexitarians come into play to turn everything even more upside down. We get up close and savor the comforting cuisine of Blessed Helena to see how easy it is to convert to flexitarianism.
Let's start by putting things in their place. Who are the flexitarians and what have they come into this world to do? Well, they are called flexible vegetarians , those who base their diet on vegetable cuisine but who sporadically and, due to script requirements, can eat food of animal origin.
The new BH Coffee House.
“We want more full bellies and happy hearts!” they acclaim from the Blessed Helena restaurant (Carrer Galileu, 261) in Barcelona. No processed, seasonal products, simple recipes and lots of love are the keys to your kitchen based on flexitarian philosophy and the comfort food.
This small restaurant, opened only two years ago in the Sant's neighborhood , has become a revolution, mainly because of its weekend brunch Y their Creole baked eggs . “An example of comforting cuisine made with love”, Ana, partner and founder of Bendita Helena, tells us, along with Valerie.
This wonderful duo met at Valerie's wedding, because Ana was in charge of the catering. And so, Latin American cuisine came to reign here in the form of shiitake and miso veggie burgers, nutritious bowls Y delicious scrambled eggs . “Our dishes are influenced, above all, by Ana's trips around the world. An example would be the poke bowl with black quinoa, avocado, marinated salmon, mango chutney, cancha corn and dill, which mixes Latin and Asian flavors”, Valerie tells Traveler.es.
In Bendita Helena, there is no Helena, but rather Ana, the chef, who is her alter ego. The commitment of your kitchen goes beyond the taste, because the main thing is that it feels good to your body , hence the comfort food . The letter is based on a healthy menu composed of 80% cereals, legumes and vegetables, although they also use butter, cheese and fish; and all to one affordable price.
“We seek the feeling of when you go to your grandmother's house, that place where you are pampered and pampered. We put a lot of energy and love into what we do because in the end, when you go to a restaurant and the cooks are stressed, you end up swallowing all of that," explains Ana.
Some of the homemade cakes at Bendita Helena.
In case they didn't have enough with Blessed Helen , they have also opened another flexitarian in Sants, BH Coffee House in Coocció (Carrer Morales, 27), a workshop where other companies and restaurants also cook. The breakfasts, coffee and lunch menus are their specialty, especially since they have gone to bowl concept in which you yourself can compose your menu for about 7 euros . Yes, all flexitarian.
And what they like most in this new adventure is capturing the customer except that when he walks out the door he thinks this type of cuisine is not as boring as I thought . Will you be the next to fall?