Route through the best bakeries in Spain
In the midst of controversy over the bread quality , in which the artisan bakers They are claiming the need for the industry is transparent with production and labeling , for now we know that these bakeries They are some of the best in Spain.
While we wait for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to issue a Royal Decree on the matter, we will settle for tour these temples of the crumb, now that the staple food par excellence is, more than ever, on everyone's lips.
External appearance, internal appearance (color and honeycomb), aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of the bread or its presentation in the bakery and attention to the public are the aspects that have been taken into account by the experts who have prepared The Spanish Route of Good Bread 2018 .
This Quality Bread and Panàtics initiative has granted, for the second consecutive year, their own stars to the most outstanding establishments in our country . Most of them make dozens of types of bread , but this time only those made with wheat flour or those that mix wheat and rye flour have been evaluated.
In the province of Barcelona there are 20 winners
Through tastings and anonymous visits to 250 bakeries , a jury of professionals from the sector such as teachers, bakers of national prestige or the technical press has recognized the good work of several bakeries that have their own workshop and are headed by an artisan baker. They were going to be 80, but due to ties in the scores, finally 89 have been chosen.
Among them, well-known names such as Pan Moreno, from Murcia, from which the guru Ibán Yarza already recommended his Easter cake, which, according to him, is “a superlative product ”. O Pan da Moa , one of our fetish sites to buy a good Galician empanada.
We also see in the list several of the winners from Madrid, such as Pan.Delirio or Crustó , which were already our favorites in the capital . Although we are going to be honest: we miss, of course, the presence of Asturian, Navarran or Canarian bakeries... and some more Galician or Castilian, why should we fool ourselves.
AND THE WINNERS (BY AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY) ARE...
**Catalonia (24) **
Forn de la Rambla (Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona), Forn de pa Elias (Barcelona), Forn Baluard (Barcelona), Forn Mistral (Barcelona), Pan Bou (Barcelona), PaPanBread (Lleida), Forn Ca L'Agustí ( Cercs, Barcelona), El Forn de la Lola (Barcelona), Fleca Balmes (Barcelona), Forn Sant Tirs (Barcelona), Forn de pa Gil (Barcelona), Forn del Passeig (Barcelona); Forn Elias Boulanger (Barcelona); Creative Breads (Barcelona), L'Espiga d'Or (Barcelona), Forn Pa Ronyó (Torregrossa, Lérida); Forn Sistaré (Reus, Tarragona), La Espiga d´Or (Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona), Forn La Fogaina (Les Preses, Gerona), Forn Baltà (Barcelona), Turris (Barcelona), Forn Sant Josep (Barcelona), Triticum (Barcelona) and Pa Serra (Barcelona).
In Barcelona (city) there are 17 award-winning bakeries
**Community of Madrid (13) **
Wild Yeast (Alcalá de Henares), Amasa (Majadahonda), Bread.Delirio. , Spelta Bakery , Babette 's Oven , Panem , 3letrasPAN , Crustó , Hornera , Panàdarío , Obrador San Francisco , John Torres and La Miguiña .
**Andalusia (12) **
La Tahona de Pedraza (Níjar, Almería), Hnos Fernández Bakery (Córdoba), José Antonio García Oven (Cazorla, Jaén), García Martín Bakery (Carmona, Seville), Federico Guillén Bakery (Motril, Granada), Capileira Bakery (Capileira, Granada), Martín Wood Oven (Málaga), Piña Bread (Algatocín, Málaga), El Mastren (Málaga), Malpica Bakery (Almería), Obrador Cordon (Seville) and Artesa Oven (Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz).
The crumb of La Miguiña
**Basque Country (10) **
Bizkarra Bakery/Pastry Shop (Galdácano, Vizcaya), Okondo Okindegia (Oquendo, Álava) ; Crosta Bakery (Zalla, Biscay), Okindegia Iza Hnos Bakery (Orozko, Biscay), Mamia (Vitoria), Ogien Artean (Durango, Biscay), Berteiz eta Mendiondo (Guernica, Biscay), Artepan (Vitoria), Helen Okindegia (Basauri, Vizcaya) and La Moderna Bakery (Munguía, Vizcaya).
Mamia Bakery, Victoria
**Galicia (7) **
Germán Bakery (Fisterra, A Coruña), O Forno de Mosende (Porriño, Pontevedra), Amaquia Bakery (Porriño, Pontevedra), Pan da Mo a (Santiago de Compostela), Amásame (A Santiña, Pontevedra), Forno do Carlos (Cea , Ourense) and La Pintora Bakery (Nigrán, Pontevedra).
**Castile and León (5) **
La Casa del Jamón (Miranda de Ebro, Burgos), Manuel Flecha Bakery (León), La Tahona Delicatessen (Salamanca), La Moderna Bakery (Las Navas del Marqués, Ávila) and La Tahona de Sotillo (Sotillo de la Adrada, Ávila) .
In Galicia there are seven award-winning bakeries
**Valencian Community (5) **
Better Pan (Alicante), Balvent Oven (Mislata, Valencia), La Pastisseria (Valencia), Bartolomé Oven (Valencia) and La Tahona del Abuelo (Valencia).
**Castile-La Mancha (3) **
Delmega Bakery (Guadalajara), Sahuquillo Bakery (Villamalea, Albacete) and Tomelloso Bakery (Tomelloso, Ciudad Real).
**Aragon (3) **
Llerda Oven (Cretas, Teruel), Mother Dough (Zaragoza) and Julia Oven (Alcampell, Huesca).
La Mancha boasts three award-winning bakeries
**La Rioja (2) **
Veritas Panis (Logroño) and Horno Arguiñano (Logroño).
**Murcia Region (2) **
La Subirana (Molina de Segura) and Pan Moreno (Murcia).
**Cantabria (1) **
Bakery Oslé (Gajano)
**Extremadura (1) **
Ecotahona del Ambroz (Plasencia, Cáceres).
**Balearic Islands (1) **
Fornet de la Soca (Palma de Mallorca)