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SKETCH OF A SPECIAL PLACE
“La
Bodega”( )
is located in the main square of Villanueva de Sijena, next
to the parochial church of late-gothic style. The name of
the Restaurant has its origin in the old cellar which was
restored by their owners with the initial idea to use it
like a meeting place, to talk, cook and drink wine with
friends. After a while, the idea of establishing a restaurant
came to the minds of its proprietors and thus, in 1994,
the Restaurant opened its doors to the public. The original
room of the Restaurant is decorated in stone and wood and
stands out by its cozy fireplace. This room was constructed
recalling the Romanesque style, using for it carved stone
and respecting the Romanic-slyle arch that crowns an entrance
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The
success of the Restaurant led its owners to enlarge its
facilities with the construction of two new rooms. The
first new room, with capacity for 70 people, is acclimated
in a Greco-roman style and decorated with an exquisite
taste. Their corners are adorned with busts of nymphs
and their columns finished in “trabertino”
marble. A mural painting with classic motives in one of
its walls and the Romanic arches confer a unique personality
to this room. Under the level of ground, there is a medieval
cellar that has been perfectly restored and which conserves
all the enchantment of the old times. This room has capacity
for 60 people and it is used for celebrations and private
meetings.
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“La
Bodega” offers to its clients a symbiotic menu that combines
modernity with the traditional Aragonese kitchen. The typical
traditional stews that include the Salmorrejo (a combination
of sausage, egg and pork shops) which is cooked using the “furnaces”
of our grandmothers. Another specialty of the letter is the
Ternasco*, a mellow lamb slowly roasted with potatoes “a
lo pobre” (to the poor style) in a stone oven; the Ternasco
is cooked in chunks, with water, oil, garlic, pepper, potatoes
and laurel.
The
taste of this meat is unique thanks to the careful pasturing
of lambs in the countryside of Aragón. “La
Bodega” also offers dishes with a touch of modern
cuisine, such the small drum of shrips with nuts and the
dough base with young pigeon soufflé and mushrooms.
Finally, the menu is completed with succulent desserts
such as the pyramid of chocolate mouse, the warm soufflé
or the iced creams.
Since
its foundation, “La Bodega” has received several
awards in recognition of its excellent cuisine. In 2000
and 2001, the Restaurant was awarded the “Gold Plate”.
In 2003, in the famous Parisian Lido, the “Medal
of the Spanish Gastronomy” was awarded to “La
Bodega”. Finally, also in 2003, the Restaurant received
its most appraised award to date: the “Chamberlain
Gold Necklace”.
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These
awards hang on the walls of the Restaurant, but, as the
personnel of “La Bodega” contend: “It
is said that after a good meal happiness is greater, and
we are delighted to make people happy with our daily work”.
And,
in effect, it is worthy of praise to see that in this
small town of Monegros the desire to offer a high quality
service to clients along with the spirit to overcome difficulties
is rooted so deeply in some of their people. Theirs is
the future...
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Restaurante
"La Bodega"
Plaza de España, s/n
22231 Villanueva de Sijena (Huesca)
Telephone:(+34) 974 57 81 87
*For Ternasco, please call in advance |
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| Photographic
Gallery (click to view larger image) |
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| Written
by Sergio Baches Opi and Andrés Galindo Blecua. Translated
by Sergio Baches Opi - Photos by César Calavera Opi |
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