Dishes and products
A gastronomy with a traditional character
The gastronomic richness of the city of Teruel, like that of the rest of the province, is based on the great variety of local quality products.
Pork and lamb will be the main protagonists of the table. Pork as the star product, Teruel Ham; the "Delicias de Teruel" can give entrance to any meeting of friends around a table (slices of bread with tomato washed down with oil from Bajo Aragón, a pinch of garlic and fine loaches of Teruel Ham). Preserves and pork sausages can be part of the main course of a good meal. Lamb (also called ternasco in Aragon) is another of our particular delicacies, baked or grilled.
In Teruel cuisine seasonal vegetables have always been taken into account, as more particular examples we will highlight thistle and borage. Garlic soups, stews, crumbs and stews are also part of homemade meals.
Hunting and poultry, partridge, quail and rabbit are exquisite especially prepared pickled. In traditional cuisine, the fish we will find is cod and trout.
Special mention deserves the "Regañao" product of the city, which consists of bread dough, ham or sardine with red pepper that is baked in the oven. You can find it in multiple bakeries.
Teruel Ham Fairs and Quality Food, the long-awaited gastronomic event in the capital
Every year for more than 35 years, in the month of September, a large number of activities are held around an event, such as the ham cutters contest, the Jam-On Fest music festival, gastroworkshops, delivery of crumbs, the provincial tapas contest made with D.O Teruel ham, the Tunnel of flavor or the product market.
In addition, within the framework of the Ham and Quality Food Fairs, professional meetings are held for the industrialists of the Denomination of Origin Jamón de Teruel with professional distributors / butchers mainly from Madrid but also from the Basque Country, Valencia, Zaragoza and Catalonia.
Confectionery with its own name
Among the sweets, the "Suspiros de Amante", the nougat (especially the guirlache), the Mudejar braid and the fruits of Aragon are products of the gastronomy of Teruel.
PGI and Appellations of Origin
The peach of Calanda, the truffle of Sarrión, the saffron of Jiloca , the oil of Bajo Aragón are products, without which today, the cuisine of Teruel would not be understood.
We have talked about tradition, however, the tasting of our gastronomy, oscillates between the deep-rooted traditional flavor and the new ways of understanding cuisine. In recent years the gastronomy of Teruel has evolved enormously and has managed to combine these two aspects in a very successful way.