We eat Segovia!
Yes, Segovia is going to eat suckling pig. But if this Castilian delicacy does not go with you, if you go often and want to innovate or if you simply like that of being out of the ordinary, We propose alternatives.
They can't deny it: It is their flagship product. You will find it in almost all the restaurants in the capital and in many of the province.
For something Segovia is the traditional place of pilgrimage for people from Madrid looking for the famous Segovian suckling pig, which since 2002 is a Guarantee Mark.
And to ensure its quality, from its birth until it reaches the restaurants, is in charge PROCESS, that it has established for this ** 24 characteristics that must be met ** and that involve both ranchers like wholesalers, slaughterhouses or hoteliers.
Did you know, for example, that the only ingredients allowed are water and salt and that, once roasted, must have crispy, golden-looking skin in all areas?
You may already have an urge for suckling pig. we understand you If so, **book a table at José María or Mesón de Cándido ** and follow our advice.
But if you are intrigued by being a Sunday man in Segovia and not succumbing to the suckling pig, read on. Because the Castilian-Leonese city has much more to offer, take note of our favorite addresses to be unfaithful to its most gastronomic hallmark.
THE SEPHARDIC FIREPLACE _(Old Jewish Quarter, 17) _
In the heart of Segovia's Jewish quarter, this restaurant, which is also a hotel, occupies a 15th century house with Mudejar coffered ceilings.
Whatever you ask for, it is impossible for you to go wrong: fuses Sephardic cuisine with Castilian and in its menu you will find very surprising dishes, such as its suckling lamb tajine with honey and prunes, its scrambled eggs with cod, mushrooms and almonds or their Sephardic philikas.
Nor can you miss its original and award-winning caps. Many of them are also suitable for celiacs.
TUMA TEATERHOUSE RESTAURANT _(Saint Columba, 5) _
A Lebanese in Segovia? With nuances, but yes. Because he really is from syrian Cuisine, Where does the family that runs it come from?
If you don't go in the cold months, sit in their terrace overlooking the aqueduct and ask for you abulé, falafel and shawarma (they also have suckling pig!) and finish with a Moorish tea and some baklava.
SAN ANTONIO EL REAL CLOISTER RESTAURANT _(San Antonio El Real, s/n) _
If you go to Segovia looking for Castilian tranquility, choose this restaurant that occupies the old Atrium of the Church of San Antonio el Real.
Ask for the farm beans, which are another of the products with the Guarantee Mark of the province. If you don't fancy something so forceful, choose their dishes with vegetables from the Huerta del Carracillo (leeks, carrots, garlic or envy from Tierra de Pinares, in the Cuéllar area) .
Our favorites: Mille-feuille of Carracillo vegetables and mozzarella with pesto Y baby squid wok with Carracillo vegetables.
Although their suckling lamb shanks from Riaza with black beer They also deserve a special mention.
THE LUNCH (Marquis of the Arch, 3)
vegetarians and vegans, it's over here. Their vegetable and brown rice chop suey, its braised seitan with mushrooms or its colorful salads are reason enough for locals and tourists to stop at this austere but cozy restaurant.
KUMA _(Ochoa Ondategui, 1) _
What are you walking around the Alcazar Gardens And do you fancy a ramen or some gyozas? Well, in Segovia you also have a asian fusion. Who was going to tell us?
Have you already chosen? Whatever you eat, water it with your white wines from Nieva and Santiuste de San Juan Bautista or their red wines from Valtiendas, Duratón, Sacramenia or Polendos. or those of DO. Ribera del Duero, Sure.
If you have room for dessert, try the Ponche Segoviano, its most typical sweet, only suitable for those with a sweet tooth: It tastes like marzipan and toasted egg yolk.
Do it at ** Confitería El Alcázar ** (Plaza Mayor, 13). If you don't want to leave empty handed, buy a box of donuts, rosettes, blowholes or blinds.
By now, traveller, you have probably already realized that Segovia had much more and you were missing it. Are you still thinking about the piglet?
Segovian punch tastes like marzipan and toasted egg yolk