Santiago del Teide will make the largest nougat in Spain with local products
It will have a length of more than 110 meters and 295 kilos of ingredients, among which our local almonds will stand out.
Next Saturday, December 14, starting at 10:00 AM. and in the Plaza Buganvilla de Los Gigantes, the municipality of Santiago del Teide will once again reach a new record with the production of the largest nougat in Spain with local products, whose preparation will include chefs and pastry chefs from Acyre Canarias, residents of the municipality, visitors and journalists linked to the world of gastronomy.
It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned commercial initiative is organized by the City Council of the Historical Village of Santiago del Teide and has the collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands, the Commerce area of the Island Council of Tenerife, Asemteide, Acyre Canarias and, finally, Alcampo.
Through this commercial revitalization event, which seeks the involvement of the local community, the council will promote the tourism promotion of our municipality as a gastronomic destination as well as the promotion of our local gastronomic products, as is the case of the almond from Santiago del Teide, which will be one of the main protagonists in a production that will have a length of more than 110 meters and 295 kilos of ingredients.Regarding the ingredients with which said production will be carried out, the largest nougat in Spain with local products will have:
60 kilos of dark chocolate.
40 kg of white chocolate.
50 kilos of gofio.
25 kg of crispy biscuit.
20 kilos puffed rice.
70kg of candied banana.
30 kg of almonds from Santiago del Teide.
Regarding the preparation itinerary, the deployment of cooks and pastry chefs will begin their work at 08:00, with the involvement of volunteers, tourists staying in hotel establishments in our municipality and journalists throughout the morning; highlighting that it will be from 5:00 p.m. when the official measurement of the nougat is carried out by representatives of Acyre Canarias and the council to subsequently make way for its cutting and tasting by those attending.
