The princess Eleanor has been the great protagonist of the Princess of Asturias Awards. After attending several events alone yesterday, today she was accompanied by her parents and her sister, Infanta Sofiaand presided over the awards ceremony at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo.
A few days before turning 19, the heir to the throne wanted to speak during her speech closeness to the earth, from where the Queen Letizia. What’s more, he has not hesitated to do a clear nod to local gastronomy.
Which is it?
And he has confessed his love for one of the typical Asturian dishes: oricios. Or what is the same, sea urchins. These echinoderms proliferate on the coast in the months where temperatures are lower and are served lightly cooked.
Now, there are those who choose to use it as another ingredient in their recipes. In the most common cases, they are used to make croquettes or tortillasbut the most daring ones – and in Spain, there are quite a few – have even gone so far as to create home ice cream.
Properties
And why does it stand out? It is clear: for his worth in proteins of great biological value, which provide several essential amino acids. Furthermore, it has a great number of nutrients such as potassium, which promotes the proper functioning of the nervous system or iron, which prevents the appearance of anemia.
By having a high content of phosphorus and potassiumit is very suitable for both nerve cells as to lower blood pressure. In terms of fat, its content is very low, which makes it suitable for diets of slimming.
Sofia’s favorite dish
On the other hand, Infanta Sofía is more of pantrucu, a typical blood sausage from the eastern part of Asturias. It is made with pork blood, onion, corn flour and paprika. Although it resembles the black puddingthe main difference is that the pantrucu is wrapped in collard greens.
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