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| The principal ingredients
of local Murcian dishes are the fresh produce of the Huerta: rice, fish
and seafood from the nearby Mar Menor and the Mediterranean Sea. Among
the wide variety of dishes are: "arroz y conejo" rice with rabbit, "arroz
de verduras" rice and vegetables; "arroz y costillejas" rice and ribs;
"arroz marinero" seafood rice; "paella huertana" a vegetable paella; "potaje"
a rich stew dish; "menestra" a dish of sauteed vegetables; "habas con jamón"
ham and broad beans; "caldo Murciano" a local soup dish; "zaragollo"; "chuletas
al ajo cabañil" garlic chops; "pescado a la sal" baked fish in salt
etc. Excellent choices are the king prawns and the "huevas de mújol"
which is a type of caviar. The region also produces fine wines among which
the most known are Jumilla and Yecla. |
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