Their gastronomy is influenced by the region
of ‘La Mancha’ and the Murcian
Altiplano, by the freshest and rough climate
and the predominance of a cereal agriculture
and grapevine. This cuisine has as it bases
the pig meats and occasionally, those of
lamb and kid.
This gastronomy is sustained in the meats
and vegetables, accompanied by processed
fruity wines elaborated
in the deputations of Coy, Avilés,
La Paca, Zarcilla de Ramos, Zarzadilla de
Totana and Doña Inés. This
wine-growing area is including within the
area of guarantee of vintage 'Bullas'.
The wines are processed artisan by the own
neighbours and have a graduation of between
12º and 17º.
We emphasize as good area of hunting, the
stews of hares, partridges or rabbits
with ‘gurullos’. Fried breadcrumbs
with ‘tropezones’,
small pieces of meat such as sausage, bacon,
thin ‘longaniza’ and fried everything
in oil with great amount of fresh garlic.
Once all these components have been fried,
the mass of flour of wheat is made and when
the bradcrumbs or ‘Migas’ have
been done, adds the previous things. This
dish is usually accompanied by radishes,
cut olives or ‘partías’,
grapes, grenade and vine from the zone.
They take advantage of The Slaughter,
a reason for familiar celebration, that
takes place during the month of November
and that it is the base of winter dishes
and of the inlay that is consumed after
the stew: white and 'red' sausage
, 'butifarra', ‘morcón’,
‘sobrasada’, garlic sausages,
and hams.
From the slaughter of the pig other popular
dishes are also arosen such as blood
sausage, the liver and the chitterlings,
that are fried with peppers and 'potatoes
to the poor'; the careta
to the live coal or cooked with abundant
pepper; the bull’s tescicles
and the fried brains, without forgetting
the ribs marinated with
vinegar, sharp oregano, red pepper and abundant
oil.
Like counterpoint, you cannot leave olives
'partías' and according
to the time, radishes, soft garlic, oranges,
dried figs and grenades.