- From April 1st to 5th, every day, a restaurant in the municipality will be preparing this typical dish as part of the Broad Bean Gastronomic Days
The fava poblera (broad bean in town) takes centre stage next week at El Poble Nou de Benitatxell. The municipality is dedicating a special festival to its star product, the Mitjafava Fest, and among the activities on the programme are the Gastronomic Days of the Broad Bean.
From Tuesday April 1st to Saturday April 5th, every day, a restaurant in the municipality will prepare a special menu with a rice dish with broad bean as the main ingredient. The most typical dish of El Poble Nou is ‘arros amb fava pelà’ (rice with peeled broad beans), a thick rice dish made with dried and peeled broad beans (hence its name), which is typical of a few villages in La Marina Alta, such as Benitatxell, Xàbia and Jesús Pobre. In the past, it was cooked for midday and a dish was kept for the evening, when the farmers who worked from sunrise to sunset would return home and eat ‘de recapte’.
The broad bean gastronomic days will start at Pizzería Antiquary (booking phone: 966493620) on Tuesday 1st, followed by Restaurante La Cumbre (96 649 32 13) on Wednesday 2nd, Ca Toni Mònica (96 649 36 36) on Friday 4th, and La Trillaora (647606784) will close on Saturday 5th. To guarantee a proper service, previous booking is necessary.
