Catalan cuisine enjoys local and international recognition, such as those granted by the Michelin Guide or the Repsol Guide, among others. Find out where to taste Catalan food products in retailers that show a seal of quality.
Manual of recommendations of different products and elaborations of Catalan cuisine, ordered by moments of consumption, which value Catalan gastronomy and cuisine and favor the consumption of local products. Identifies iconic Catalan agri-food products and meals that take place in situations of Catalan institutional or business representativeness, both domestically and abroad, to offer solutions to catering companies and other suppliers when serving breakfast, aperitif, lunch, snack or dinner with local foods.
Michelin Guide restaurants that stand out for the best value for money and in which you can eat for less than 35 euros.
The Cuina Catalana brand seeks to guarantee the continuity of Catalan cuisine, promoting Catalan food products and restaurants through a seal of quality, creating a network that involves restaurateurs, confectioners, gourmet retailers, producers in the field of gastronomy and farmers who defend and offer our gastronomic cultural heritage and ensuring the conservation of food biodiversity, the promotion and defence of the rural environment, as well as the activities carried out there.
The Km 0 kitchen is a certificate held by those restaurants that buy food directly from farmers within a radius of less than 100 km. Most of the products are organic certified. Restaurants that have this category must have a menu of at least five dishes with ingredients that meet the requirements mentioned, but, in addition, ingredients that exceed this distance must be obtained sustainably.
These are the retailers where you can taste organic products in Catalunya.
The meaning of the Michelin stars is: 3 stars express an exceptional cuisine that justifies the trip by itself. 2 stars mean first-class quality in their type of cuisine. 1 star indicates a very good restaurant in its category.
The Michelin Guide is a series of guide books published by Michelin for more than a dozen countries. The term refers by default to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and most well-known of the hotel and restaurant guides in Europe, which awards the prestigious Michelin Stars.
The Repsol Guide offers five different categories: 1) (Uncategorized): If the restaurant doesn't have any symbols on the side it means that the critics of this guide don't find it interesting enough to deserve an "R". 2) R: Recommended restaurant. 3) A "sun": next to a restaurant name means that there is a variety of dishes and excellent quality. 4) Two "suns": they indicate "excellent quality in the kitchen"." 5) Three "suns": it is the highest rating given by this guide and corresponds to restaurants considered "the best of the year".