In Peques and More We have a good collection of recipes and nutrition recommendations so we were very excited to participate in the I Meeting of Tangerines in the kitchen organized by Naranjas King with other bloggers and share recipes and experiences with chef Rodrigo de la Calle. And is that the tangerines they are one of the fruits preferred by children for its easy peeling, its freshness, its flavor, the ease of carrying them and how we are in the middle of the season it was time to learn more possibilities to cook with them.
The challenge that we were put to the assistant group was to cook dishes that had mandarin as an ingredient, they divided us into groups and we competed for the attention of chef Rodrigo de la Calle. Of the chosen dishes, Tangerine Cane, was made by the team in which Peques y Más was (in the image we see the winners @rezetasdecarmen, @RecetasSenor and myself along with Rodrigo de la Calle and Luis del Rivero) so the satisfaction was enormous. Naranjas King was in charge of organizing the event in which they finally won the following dishes: Fresh Tropical Salad with Mandarin and Lime Yogurt, the Floating Island cocktail, Mandarin Cane and Mandarin and Chocolate Symphony. In addition the Dietitian-Nutritionist Natalia Ramos He took the opportunity to remember the benefits of consuming a tangerine juice or four mandarins a day, for the contribution in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Luis del Rivero is Founder and CEO of King oranges, a family business that offers the final consumer seasonal citrus freshly cut to the table in 24 hours.
The guests of the event are divided into four work teams that work in pairs, in our case in a trio, to get a recipe using mandarin juice. Rodrigo de la Calle advised and advised all the guests and also made a recipe based on mandarin juice, duck magret and tangerine that we loved. All teams use the mandarin variety this fall season, the mandarin oronules, a variety without seeds with an intense reddish orange color and a tender pulp with good juice content and excellent quality.
This is an image of the recipe prepared by the team formed by @pequesymas, @rezetasdecarmen and @RecetasSenor called Tangerine Cane, which includes mandarin jam made with mandarin juice and sugar. In addition the yogurt above and some grated chocolate with decoration and final finish of being served in the glass looking wonderful:
In addition the dietitian-nutritionist Natalia Ramos He encouraged us to consume mandarins in families and detailed the nutritional benefits of this fruit, mainly highlighting its great contribution of vitamins, minerals and fiber. As detailed by the dietitian “mandarins, among many other nutritional benefits, provide us with a lot of vitamin C, beta-carotene, folic acid, and pectin. ” So all these contributions make tangerines a healthy product for all age groups and especially indicated in pregnant women.
The presentation also spoke on Founder and CEO, Luis del Rivero, which indicated that "Naranjas King is a family business of second-generation farmers who grow citrus in fields located between the Community of Valencia, the Region of Murcia and Andalusia." And he encouraged us to consume their products in Naranjas King ensuring that in 24 hours consumers can receive the citrus Freshly cut from the tree throughout the year there are citrus blooms such as: oranges, grapefruit, lemons and the tangerines. King oranges grow citrus since 1965 in an area of almost 1,100 hectares, with 27 different varieties of citrus of the best quality: 10 varieties of oranges, 13 of tangerines, 3 of lemons and one of grapefruit.
At video from below we can see an assembly made by the company with images of the event and its facilities:
We thank King Oranges and congratulate them for the extraordinary event in which we could enjoy cooking high-level recipes for the excellent quality of the assistant bloggers. I also thank Rodrigo de la Calle for the good advice and recommendations that encouraged us to improve ourselves to finally be among the winners!
