Telde already smells like oranges

The Association of Businessmen of the Open Commercial Zone of San Gregorio - with the financial support of the Department of Industry of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria- and the collaboration of the Telde City Council continue to work hand in hand to promote kilometer products 0 made and produced in the municipality, on this occasion, through a new edition of the Orange Gastronomic Day, an event whose objective is to show the versatility of this citrus in various dishes, which will take place 12 al 14 from December.

The initiative, presented by the Minister of Economic Development, Minerva Alonso, the mayor of Telde, Juan Antonio Pena, and the councilors of the Primary Sector -María Inmaculada González – and Commerce -Nayra Navarro-, together with the president of the Business Association of the Open Commercial Zone of San Gregorio, Natividad Suarez, This year it will have the participation of six establishments that have joined the gastronomic route and will offer dishes made with oranges as the protagonist on their menus..

It is about Restaurant La Tunera, Cafeteria La Canela, Antequera Pickles, Melian Churreria, Oasis Chillout and Ojeda Pastry Shop, which as presented this Monday, They will offer everything from an orange mojito or a sponge cake soaked in three milks, to a cake 80% orange or the dishes from the menu offered daily La cinnamon that will integrate the orange.

“The Cabildo continues to firmly support commercial areas as basic pillars of the economic development of the Island and the promotion of identity products such as oranges”, the counselor explained, who congratulated the business association in this case “for having known how to maintain an initiative that is already gaining tradition - it is its seventh edition- and that not only serves to attract clientele and move the economy during these vital dates for business., but rather it promotes a local product presented in a variety of dishes that can be discovered by anyone who dares to walk through the entire Commercial Zone between the 12 and the 14 December”.

The mayor of Telde, Juan Antonio Pena, For his part, he asserted that the support of the Telde City Council for this initiative is absolute and “connects with the commercial revitalization strategy of the San Gregorio Open Commercial Zone, which is carried out throughout the year with activities of this type.”. For your part, The Primary Sector councilor highlighted not only the quality and flavor of Telde oranges but also that this year, “due to climate change, Eating an orange from Telde in December is almost a luxury product that we should value”.

Finally, the president of the Association, Natividad Suarez, He thanked the different institutions “for the support offered that allows these days to be held once again, which are very important for the hoteliers and farmers of the municipality.”, in which an important boost is given to this local product and that, with the success it is having edition after edition, “It helps make Telde a benchmark with this citrus.”.