The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, and President of the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin (DO) 'Cheese Murcia', Adolfo Falagán, yesterday presented the activities of the 'Cheese Week I of the Region', which will be held from 24 to 28 March in the municipalities that registered dairies are located in the DO, including Jumilla.
The activities of this 'Cheese Week' consist of lectures and commented tastings, contests and gastronomic events, taking place in the towns of Murcia, Calasparra, Caravaca de la Cruz, Bullas, Cartagena, Lorca and Jumilla.
To Jumilla will be dedicated on 27 March, for which various activities are scheduled.
The day starts at 15.30 with a contest jumillanas empanadas, to which the participants have to incorporate them DO Murcia cheese.
At 1730 hours, Juan Antonio Pellicer, professor of the School of Hotel de Murcia, will offer a cooking show focused on the preparation of dishes using cheese as an additional ingredient.
Moreover, in collaboration with the Department of Education, is to make a drawing competition in schools of the municipality in which the school must embody some allusive reason to traditional cheese making in Murcia, Murcia goat , or the role of cheese as a staple food.
The same day 27 after the show cooking in Sociocultural Roque Baños Centre, is hosting the awards, both pies contest as children's drawing contest.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla