Restaurant

Pont Sec

Protecting indigenous food varieties


The project consists of maintaining the original ecosystems of the restaurant's region
. High-quality fishing has no severe subsistence problems, as its products have great national recognition, which motivates its careful protection and orderly exploitation.

But because the area is renowned for its excellent fish, other native products have been neglected. These are:
- cereals originating in the area (such as the wheat of the Marina)
- sheep of indigenous breeds (such as the guirra race)
- cultivated and wild varieties of indigenous edible vegetables (such as some varieties of pumpkins, shepherd's raimet, etc.).

Pep Romany, from Pont Sec, collaborates in developing and using these exceptional products in his culinary creations. He has also become a staunch defender of these products, proselytising them because he understands that public knowledge and education in their use is necessary to ensure that they remain available and that they will therefore continue to contribute to maintaining the difference and originality of the flavours and textures of the dishes that include them. These ingredients and these unique ways of using them form the fundamental pillars of the cuisine of the territory make his cuisine unique.

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Circular Strategy:  Regenerate
Country:  Spain

Pont Sec

Up-cycling raw materials and preventing waste


Denia is a nationally recognised paradise for catching and eating fish and has been since ancient times.

The past fishermen had limited markets and resources, usually nearby. The difficulties of transporting and preserving highly perishable foods, such as fish and cephalopods, forced fishermen and families living in fishing areas to develop economic preservation techniques that reduced food loss and made consumption possible at times of the year when fishing trips with very rudimentary means were not possible.

One such ancient salt preservation technique that is very popular on the Mediterranean coast is known by its generic name: salting.

Similar to this preservation technique, but without salt, is that of sun-drying. Among the seafood products that are dried in the sun, the king in the case of the Marina, the region where Denia is located, is the octopus.

Acceptance is needed in the local restaurant sector to allow these techniques and their resulting products to have a tangible impact on the population.
In addition to preserving the techniques, creating a demand for them is necessary.
In this creation of demand, it is necessary to have consumer involvement through education and information on the properties and organoleptic values of the product. It is important to include the product in preparations by the best exponents of the local restaurant industry where the product is produced.
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Circular Strategy:  Regenerate
Country:  Spain

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