Taking over from Cuenca, Oviedo has been named Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2024.
No visit to Asturias, or to Oviedo, is complete without trying a good plate of fabada.
To talk about Asturian gastronomy, we must mention its most famous dish. It is essentially composed of Faba Asturiana IGP and its "compango", that is to say: the sausage that accompanies it: chorizo, bacon and black pudding. It is a delicacy highly appreciated by Asturians and visitors, an emblem of rural Asturias and a standard of our cuisine.
There is no history without philately. The stamps have represented historical, artistic, cultural and gastronomic feats, becoming witnesses of the highlights of the last decades.
Thus, the stamp commemorating the appointment of Oviedo as Spanish Capital of Gastronomy in 2024, has as its protagonist the fabada.
A dish in which our countryside is present, through the faba bean, our traditions, present in the preparation of the sausage that accompanies it, our past, being a family dish and celebration, our hospitality, in the mixture that we call "compango" and our future, because the avant-garde cuisine is based on traditional stews.
Oviedo has a lot of history, and gastronomy is a perfect thread to tour the capital of the Principality. From very early in the morning you can feel the feeling of the city in the Fontán Market, from where fish, meat or cheese, or fruits and vegetables from local producers and KM0 for many of the restaurants in the city. Every neighborhood, every street, every corner, holds a story that we want to tell.
Oviedo combines nature, heritage, culture and gastronomy. We have tradition and history, unique recipes, guisanderas, escanciadores, cheeses, ciders, products of the orchard ... Oviedo occupies a leading position in many disciplines thanks to the Princess of Asturias awards, the Opera, festivals, and now, with the quality of our products, the know-how of our people and the professionalism of our hospitality, strongly promotes gastronomy.
