Judías de El Barco de Ávila

Judías de El Barco de Ávila beans from the El Barco of Ávila is a protected geographic designation for local bean crops. It was designated on January 5, 1989.^[1]

Beans

Barco de Ávila beans (called sometimes more briefly as "Barco beans" or "Judiones from El Barco") are dried beans, usually white and large, cultivated in the fields of El Barco de Ávila (southwest of the Province of Ávila), Spain. Its large size provides approximately about forty beans per 100 grams (a portion approximately for one person). Cooked with Chorizo, blood sausage (Morcilla), bacon or pig ears, it becomes a Spanish traditional food.^[2]

Location

The area of production from El Barco include the land located in the municipal terms of the agricultural region of Barco-Piedrahíta. Beans are grown on the terraces of the valleys, protected from winds. They are marketed under two categories "first" and "extra".

References

1. Orden de 5 de enero de 1989, se aprueba el Reglamento de la Denominación Específica «Judías de El Barco de Ávila» y de su Consejo Regulador («B.O.E.» n.º 16,de 19 de enero de 1989; rectificación de errores: 31 de enero de 1989)
2. Jiménez Lozano, José (1986). Libro de la Gastonomía de Castilla y León (Second ed.). Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León. ISBN 978-84-505-4108-3.

External links

• "Indicación Geográfica Protegida "Judias de El Barco de Ávila" - Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas (D.O.P.) Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas (I.G.P.) - Calidad diferenciada - Calidad agroalimentaria - Alimentación - magrama.es". magrama.gob.es.