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BENICOLET History of the riuraus A municipality surrounded by mountains, fields and rivers, Benicolet offers you, apart from a simple urban center typical of a humble and farming village, a wonderful landscape route full of harmony and tranquility. Of Andalusian origin, and with about 570 inhabitants, in Benicolet reigns the love for good food, the importance of nature and the need to maintain the traditions that identify it as a village. Three more than enough reasons for you to visit this charming little village in our region. Take advantage of the recommendations and visit Benicolet if you have not already done so.
Rice with crust leads the Benicoletanos to the mountains Valldalbaidinos really like good rice. And it is that this cereal stars practically all the typical dishes of the municipalities of our region. And Benicolet is no exception. The crusted rice is its gastronomic jewel, a baked rice covered in a layer of beaten egg with the egg whites on the verge of snow, which gives it the appearance of rice in disguise. Crusted rice is a very typical dish that you can try if you visit Benicolet in carnivals, in the month of February, since the Benicoletanos have a tradition of eating it in the mountains on Thursday “Llarder”
or “Cassoletes”. But crusted rice is not the only gastronomic pleasure in Benicolet. If you have a salty palate you have to try the fried buns of poppy and corn. And if you had a sweet tooth, the pumpkin fritters, the Easter cakes, the “rossegons” and the sweet potato cakes The bet for maintaining “l’Escaldà” alive Benicolet has recently recovered traditions from its ancestors that give meaning to what it is today. This is the case of the “l’Escaldà de la Pansa” Feast. A tradition that we find in other municipalities in the
