Berberechos al natural: cockles from the ría
Rías Baixas, Galicia
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Rías Baixas, Galicia, Spain
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Description
Galician cockles (berberechos) steamed in their own liquor and served straight from the shell — the purest expression of Galician seafood culture. The cockles from the Rías Baixas (particularly the Ría de Arousa and Ría de Pontevedra) are considered the finest in the world — small, deeply flavoured, intensely briny, and sweet. Al natural means the cooking is minimal: steam for 2-3 minutes in a covered pan, serve immediately in their shells with lemon on the side. This is the Galician seafood philosophy at its most direct: the ingredient is everything, technique is only transport.
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