Bluefin Tuna Festival in L'Ametlla de Mar

L'Ametlla de Mar. Costa Dorado. Gastronomic Week begins the first Bluefin in L'Ametlla de Mar, with activities open to all ages and culinary delights for everyone associated with this oily fish. The activities of this week are all free, and many of them will lengthen during the month of May. The organizer of this conference is Balfegó Group, first Catalan company dedicated to fishing, aquaculture and marketing of bluefin tuna in order to publicize their product. They also assist in these days the city of L'Ametlla de Mar, the Consulate of Japan in Barcelona and more than a dozen restaurants. The next weekend, from 4 to 6 May, is the largest party Tuna with free activities for the whole family. This Friday, May 4, the best chefs in L'Ametlla de Mar offer a cooking workshop where visitors can taste all the flavors and textures of this fish. The next day, Saturday May 5, there will be a full day devoted to the ancient and exotic culture of Japan, among the various activities of the day, featured a workshop to learn how to make Japanese sushi chefs. One of the most popular activity this weekend, Sunday May 6 is the Tuna swimming competition Balfegó Race, a race open sea 5.5 miles away, give the tuna swimming Balfegó to coast, with warm-up between tuna.During the conference you can enjoy a cruise on the "Tuna Tour," a brand new catamaran that juts into the Mediterranean to aquaculture pools Balferó Group and then returns to the Port of L'Ametlla de Mar after observing the tuna in artificial habitats. Throughout the month of May is open to the public on this boat trip is free.

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