Catalan food and products as ambassadors in Mexico

The Catalan produce took centre stage at the celebrations of the 11 September Catalan National Day organised by the Catalan Government Delegation to Mexico with the Catalan community there. In collaboration with Prodeca and with five companies importing and distributing Catalan food in Mexico, the Delegation presented more than 50 Catalan products at the National Day celebrations.

🎊On Sunday we celebrated Catalonia's National Day with the Catalan community living in Mexico, joined by Mexican friends of Catalonia.

We tasted Catalan products such as wines and oils and heard the Orfeó Català choir perform. #DiadaAlMón🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/Mko77KxhOl

— Gob. de Cataluña en México y Centroamérica (@Catalonia_MX) September 12, 2023

The more than 130 Catalans living in Mexico who took part in the National Day celebrations were able to taste Catalan products already on Mexican supermarket shelves such as the DO Empordà wines of Perelada, the extra virgin olive oils of Grup Pons and its oils infused with black truffle, chilli or mandarin, the fruit dessert varieties ofAnela Fruits, the organic wines of Alta Alella i Can Sumoi, the products of Santiveri, the traditional vermouth of Vermut Miró and the Priorat wines of Clos Pachem, Celler Coma d'en Bonet and Celler Escoda-Pallejà, among others. Thanks to the companies and distributors (Valsa, Grupo Abascal, Tierra de Uvas, Cesafer and Fufluns) for making it possible for Catalan products to shine in Mexico during the National Day. 

The event was also a chance to taste the food of three of the Catalan restaurants in the country. L'arrosseria, Gaudir and Cuina offered various traditional Catalan dishes: 

• L'arrosseria: seafood rice and fideuà
• Gaudir: botifarra, omelette, ham and cured meat sandwiches
• Cuina: crema catalana and chocolate mousse

The event featured a performance by the Massa Coral of the Orfeó Català de Mèxic, which performed the anthem Els Segadors and the Cant de la Senyera.