The Gastronomy days of the Octopus, in Mont-Roig from 5th to 27th June

Mont-Roig del Camp. Costa Dorada. The Department of Tourism of the Municipality of Mont-Roig del Camp and catering sector in the municipality organize a new edition of Gastronomic days of the Octopus Mont-Roig del Camp and Miami Beach, which this year will be held from 5 to 27 June. The Conference in its third edition arrives preceded by the success of the previous, which have become a gastronomic reference in the municipality. On this occasion, 11 local restaurants participating idea that the most original and tasty dishes made with the ingredient, pop. The Octopus is the star these days. It is a mollusk that inhabits rocky bottoms in large quantities to the coast of Mont-Roig, especially in the coves of Miami Beach. In addition, their nutrition and food make it a product with a variety of gastronomic possibilities in the Mediterranean. 11 participating restaurants In this third edition repeated 11 local restaurants: Buba's, The Meadows campground, Can Salvador Chez Lorenzo, the boat, the Riviera, Manel de la Borda, Mas d'en Romeu, Florida, Rias Baixas and Txangurro. The chefs of these restaurants have created to introduce their menus during the games, dishes prepared with ingredients as suggestive as a protagonist of octopus with potato mille-feuille, a chocolate crunchy green octopus with Romesco sauce, potato foam carpaccio of octopus Galician-style octopus, or pie, among others. At the end of the conference will be a draw for 22 lunches or dinners for two restaurants in town. Also drawn 50 entries from Port Aventura and 50 of the Aquopolis. Enter the draw all those who have tasted a dish at participating restaurants across the sealed ballots delivered to the establishments. The Octopus's Day, June 6 One of the main events that take place within the framework of the Congress of Octopus's Day which will take place on Sunday, June 6, from 12 noon at the Pergola Crystal Beach in Miami Beach. One more year, and with the swell, you can enjoy the various proposals of the restaurants participating in culinary workshops, which offered dishes with a suitable marriage. During the day, in addition, children can enjoy a cooking workshop, where they can become chefs for a day and create a dish related to the octopus. This popular event was introduced at the conference last year, and was reissued thanks to the great success we had in the last edition. There were 2,500 tickets sold out the tasting were selling at a price of two euros. Trajectory of the Conference The Gastronomic Pop Mont-Roig del Camp Miami Beach and were born in 2008 in order to strengthen and revitalize the catering industry in the municipality, give added value to the local cuisine and spread the tourist season. We also wanted to create a new tourist attraction that increases the number of visitors out of season. To carry them out, the Department of Tourism and the City Council has had since its launch with collaborating organizations. Year are: Fondalt, the Agricultural Cooperative of Mont-Roig del Camp Oils Solé, Aquatic, and Port Aventura. The evaluation of the previous days, according to surveys compiled by the Department of Tourism, is quite positive. In 2009, in particular, participants were able to assess the quality of those leaving their impressions on the tickets available at each restaurant. Customers were offered a meal to give an average of 8.9, and showed his satisfaction that the municipality offered a gastronomic. As for participating restaurants, they also were satisfied their participation and most claimed to have achieved its objectives. The restorers were distributed in the conference last year around 3,000 plates with their pop establishments.

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