Águilas will host, from next Friday 21 to May 7, the III Gastronomic Conference "La Gamba Roja de Águilas", an initiative of Hosteaguilas, with the collaboration of the Department of Tourism and Estrella de Levante, which is itself Morning presented the mayor of the town, Mari Carmen Moreno, and the president of Hosteaguilas, Vicente Sánchez.
During the sixteen days of these gastronomic days the attached establishments will offer menus, consisting of three starters, a main course, dessert and drink, whose price will vary between 25 and 35 euros and with the common note to use the red gamba de Águilas as Central ingredient of the dishes.
In addition, this year, the route, which involves seven restaurants in the town, have joined various aquiline cafes that will complete these days with different cocktails made for the occasion and offered at a price of 3.50 euros.
During the presentation ceremony, the mayor of the town stressed "the importance of boosting gastronomic tourism in Águilas, especially when we have a product of such quality and recognition as the red shrimp. We must enhance local gastronomy as an enriching element of the Tourism offer of our town, "said Moreno.
For his part, the president of Hosteáguilas commented "the importance of promoting and energizing the gastronomic products of our land and its environment, after the positive balance made last year, we had no other than to restart the III Conference Gastronomic, this year we also expanded our own days with information from the centers and exhibitions linked to the world of the fishing of Eagles.- Sánchez continued- we have included in the information leaflets the days and times of visits of each one, In order to boost the centers and give visitors a taste of our fishing traditions. "
Finally the president of Hosteaguilas has revealed "the effort of participating establishments that do a great job in developing the menus at affordable prices taking into account the high price that has shrimp at these dates."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas