Terrateig Explained

Terrateig
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Valencia
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vall d'Albaida
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Ontinyent
Coordinates:38.8942°N -0.3206°W
Elevation M:250
Area Total Km2:6.3
Population Demonym:Terrategí, terrategina
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Valencian
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:46842
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Silvia Ferrer Rocher

Terrateig (pronounced as /teraˈtetʃ/) is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Monuments

Cuisine

In Terrateig, as in the rest of the Central Counties, the cuisine is as varied as the landscape. For centuries, the slopes of the mountains have been terraced and almond, olive, cherry, and fig trees have been planted. On the riverbank and the foothills of the mountains with a lot of work, dams and ditches were built. Aubergines, broad beans, Swiss chard, turnips, artichokes, pumpkins, year-round melons, Alger melons were grown in family gardens... And later, in the 15th century, tomatoes, corn and potatoes arrived from overseas. Cereals, vines and fruit trees were cultivated in the rainfed plains. The meat would be provided by the corrals and the sierra. The fish would come in the form of salt from the coast. Sugar was sold by the residents of La Safor, who also sweetened half of Europe.

The origin of the traditional cuisine of Terrateig would have a Mediterranean base influenced by Arab (and Moorish) cuisine and with the potential that the arrival of the Crown of Aragon meant.

The pastry has a strong Arab influence. Very sweet cakes such as “arrop i talladetes” or “les anous i rovells al fondant”. Almond cakes, sweet potato cakes, almoixàvenes, celestial cokes, gypsy arms, carquinyols (rosegosns), llanda cokes, fogasses or the poorest pasta: els negocis.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ermita de San Vicente Ferrer - Terrateig . 2022-10-12 . Vall d'Albaida . es.
  2. Web site: Gastronomía . Terrateig.