In addition to the other services we offer, and following the tradition of markets to have other complementary services, generally outside their perimeter in our market you will find a lottery administration where you can purchase tickets for the different draws in addition to the classic national bets such as the bonoloto, the primitive football pool and the euromillion. Which you can acquire in its modalities and automatic or manual bets.
Another stall that you can enjoy and that we could classify as the heir to the classic Barcelona stalls of “Plats i Olles” where you can purchase a wide assortment of ceramic products for both culinary uses and for decoration or table service. All this following the Catalan tradition of ceramics, you can also buy a wide assortment of “Botijo” jugs that come from the popular tradition of approaching the market in ancient times to collect water from a well of the convent on which the market was built, to which miraculous properties were attributed and that many women from the neighborhood and from other parts of Barcelona came looking for with their jugs. You can also find a wide assortment of souvenirs from our city, to make a gift or take a memento in the form of an object of the architectural and artistic wealth of the city.
Finally and in addition to all the articles and food that you can buy in our market, you will also find in our stalls a wide assortment of Barcelona souvenirs, tourist books, tour information, ticket sales, which will help you in your visit to the city is on vacation. Or if you want to buy a gift for someone, you will undoubtedly find the product that will meet and adjust to the tastes of the person receiving it.
We would be delighted to see you in our market, to be able to serve you, advise you and provide you with all those services that facilitate your purchase and especially that help you in your needs both in the food and accessories that you can find at our stalls. We are sure that your final experience will be enriching and you will find in our stalls high quality products, of great gastronomic richness that both qualitatively and quantitatively can compete above any large stores, both in the ecological, local and freshness products that you can buy.
The Mediterranean character, the way of life and the climate make and hospitality represented by bars and restaurants, part of the daily life of our fellow citizens
The culture of eating accompanied by the Mediterranean diet, make this fundamental element for our life and health become an element of entertainment as well as a necessity. In our city we will find a significant number of establishments that offer different food options with an abundant range of offerings and of course in our market, all of this is represented by the three catering establishments that offer an innumerable offer of food, whether they are tapas, allioli potatoes, ensaladilla rusa , “pinchos”, mixed dishes, complete menus, a la carte food etc. That they can star in your breakfast, lunch or dinner with such an important spectrum of dishes that cover any taste and need.
All this featuring a high-quality product, a product in almost all cases in the market, which guarantees top-of-the-line raw materials, of maximum proximity and, above all, freshness. In some cases, you can access the services offered by our bars and restaurants directly from the street and enjoy a meal on their large terraces with instering views.
Dinner times are limited in some cases to market opeing hours, but undoubtedly the trends often pushed by our visitors to use earlier hours will allow you to enjoy our cuisine at the last meal of the day.
Within the diversity of the offer that our market offers, you can find a wide assortment of freshly baked breads, pastries, rolls, with a wide range of breads, especially from the traditional baguette, through payes breads, multi-grain breads , wholemeal bread, sliced bread, rolls, rolls and the delicious freshly made croissants, normal, butter, filled with chocolate, that both for your breakfast or for a snack, will surely satisfy the most demanding palate, your breakfast in our bakery or in our values will become a delicious experience in the middle of your walk or your purchase in our market.
A deeply rooted sector in our society with an ancient tradition are herbalists. In the Middle Ages, which is more or less the time when the first cities in Europe were structured (although in America and Asia similar social structures already existed and with a great profusion of population many centuries before) medical needs were met with the knowledge that was had at that time of the healing actions of herbs and botany in general.
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This cultural heritage has been preserved for centuries, although it has obviously remained on a lower level, due to scientific knowledge and the implementation of medicine with all its advances, when treating diseases.
The cultural heritage we are talking about has meant that, in parallel and secondarily, the tradition has been preserved, which on the other hand has a scientific basis, we have to take into account that today there are many medicines whose content is derived from plants. It has made these types of stores continue to offer this wisdom, especially taking into account that minor illnesses can be treated with herbal medicine, thus avoiding that the body sometimes has to absorb chemicals that solve the problem but have side effects.
You will find botanical products in our market that, advised by professionals, will provide you with relief in the problems mentioned before, in addition to a wide assortment of registered and packaged products that, as a complement to your diet, will help you through natural elements to maintain health and a help the body, without the addition of chemical products that can sometimes present some form of harmful side effect.
In our country the great knowledge and cataloging of phyto therapy products stands out and it must be remembered that one of the most extensive leading books and knowledge that exist up until now, Medicinal Plants, The Renovated Dioscorides written by Dr. Pius Font Quer, it is fundamental in the current knowledge of phytotherapy along with other books that this Lleida pharmacist wrote, whose impact on botany has led to about 42 species and subspecies bearing his Latinized name …… .fontqueri
Freezing food is a technique that is lost in the mists of time. The natural freezing has been used by many tribes in climatic zones of low temperatures taking advantage of especially the winter times.
Aware of this conservation technique, humans have been continuously researching the technology for freezing food products. The first patent for the manufacture of ice was not made until 1861 and the first shipment of meat. frozen in 1868 on a shipment of meat to London.
Although these systems were not developed commercially in 1899 the commercialization from Russia of frozen poultry from Russia was made official that was stored in a warehouse of London.
The first frozen fish companies were set up in Iceland in the 1930s. All this has led us to the freezing chains that gradually and quickly bring the products to their freezing state generally at 18 ° below zero.
This technique allows the freezing of fresh and cooked products and their maintenance for long periods of time without a substantial loss of quality and a minimal loss of vitamins.
The advance in the technique of maintenance of freezing and especially in the quality and level of temperature the domestic freezers, have allowed to turn to this product in big protagonist of our pantry.
In our market you will find all kinds of frozen vegetables, greens, fish, seafood, crustaceans, pre-cooked, meats, prepared meats, pastries, pastries, pastries, bakery, ice cream, pasta for preparations, sauces, condiments and ready-made dishes ready for eat only with a touch of microwave and especially the advantage of purchasing this type of product in bulk quantities that will allow you to adjust your purchase in a more limited way, which in turn will allow you to store the product easier, especially due to the limitation that we can find in some domestic freezers.
A large majority of these products are frozen and especially in the case of fish and seafood, as large companies have factory vessels that have a fishing fleet around that is providing the raw material to go freezing the product "on site". In other cases the crop fields are located around the freezing factories or very close to them to proceed with this process almost immediately after their harvest.
The most basic element of Mediterranean cuisine is undoubtedly olive oil, an ancestral product originating in ancient times from what was ancient Mesopotamia, where in archaeological excavations carried out especially between the areas of the Tigris Euphrates and the Nile River, They have found remains of oil mills where apparently a cross between a variety of olives from a native African and an oriental one was made, producing large fruits where their oil was extracted.
Through the following civilizations, especially the Mediterranean area, oil has become an essential element and a fundamental food in the gastronomy of many coastal countries, making Spain the world's largest olive oil production in the world.
To produce such a precious liquid, which has come to be called "liquid gold", a careful process must be followed in order to subsequently process the olives, in the 24 hours following their collection, which is when they retain their most essential properties.
It is in the grinding and pressing of the product that the different qualities of the oil appear, from the first cold-pressed oil to the oil that is helped by its extraction based on the division of water between 30 and 35 ° of temperature that obviously by The density of the product does not mix in any way and helps to extract the precious liquid.
The different and strict regulations of the European Union, classify the oil in the following categories:
Extra virgin olive oil. It is the highest quality oil and it made with olives treated only with mechanical procedures, its acidity cannot exceed 0.8 °.
Virgin olive oil. This oil, in terms of its extraction, must be treated exactly the same as the extra virgin olive oil and the difference is that the degree of acidity allowed can reach up to 2 °, which should not be exceeded.
Olive oil, this oil contains exclusively refined olive oils that can be mixed with virgin olive oils, refined oils are those that have not reached the quality parameters of the other existing classifications and those in which thermal or chemical processes are used For the correction of aromas, flavors and colors, this type of oil cannot exceed 1 ° acidity.
Olive-pomace oil. That it is oil extracted from the pomace resulting from the milling of the olive and that it is obtained by physical or chemical means to achieve the final liquid, its acidity in lay acid should not be higher than 1 °.
In our market you can find oils from the different denominations of origin and from the varieties of olives: Picual, manzanilla, hojiblanca, lechín, morisca, arbequina, empeltre, cornicabra, blanqueta, royal, serrana etc.
And designations of origin and geographical indications, such as Alcarria oil, Campo de Montiel oil, Campo de Calatrava oil, Valencian Community oil, La Rioja oil, Madrid oil, Majorca oil, Navarra oil, oil from Terra Alta, oil from Bajo Aragón, oil from Empordà, oil from Montes de Alcaraz, oil from Antequera, oil from Baix Ebre-Montsiá, oil from Baena, oil from the Campiñas de Jaén, oil from Estepa, oil from Gata- Hurdes, oil from Les Garrigues, oil from Lucena, oil from Monterrubio, oil from Montes de Granada, oil from Montes de Toledo, oil from Montoro-Adamuz, oil from Poniente de Granada, oil from Priego de Córdoba, oil from Sierra de Cádiz, oil from the Sierra de Cazorla, oil from the Sierra Magina, oil from the Sierra del Moncayo, oil from the Sierra de Segura, Sierra Sur oil, oil from Siurana
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Poultry, which are also part of the culinary base of our gastronomic culture, are present in Santa Caterina. All qualities and preparations in chicken, poulards, guinea fowl, duck, ... And in all kinds of cuts and preparations to present at your table some dishes of great gastronomic and dietary quality.
Your celebrations and festivities can be dominated by our free-range product, which will guarantee culinary success in grilled, baked, fried, battered, stewed, or in the preparation of broths and soups: free-range chickens, “picantons”, from the farm, broiler chickens, hen. And at special times of the year, the renowned capon, especially traditional at Christmas, with its specific aroma and tenderness.
At our stalls you will find, following the tradition of many Mediterranean countries that sometimes surprises other countries, a great variety of rabbits of autochthonous breeds and foreign breeds that make up a wide range of this rich product so consumed in Spain, as well as field rabbits , hare, and various birds and other game animals depending on the season.
You can also choose from a wide variety of fresh chicken, duck, goose and quail eggs, of different varieties and qualities, under the control and regulation of the member states of the European Union.
Type 0 or organic production. They come from free-range hens that are housed in chicken coops, with the permanent possibility of going out into the open air where they can peck corn and other cereals, and which are also fed with organic feed. This form of production is controlled by the different regulatory administrations of organic poultry.
Type 1. They correspond to the so-called free-range hens, with living conditions equal to those of type zero, but that consume industrially prepared feed.
Type 2. Hens raised on the ground. They have freedom of movement but are in a closed area with no access to the outside. They can interact with each other in a larger space and have nests.
Type 3. Hens raised in cage. It is the most common method, and allows the collection of eggs in a more efficient and hygienic way. They are fully feed-fed hens, and live in cages with tight spaces. Of all the productions, this is the most economical type of egg.
One of the star products of our vast gastronomy: fish and shellfish. The long Mediterranean tradition of eating these species has made them essential in our kitchens. In Santa Caterina you will find fresh fish from our fish markets on a daily basis, duly labeled in terms of the fishing area of origin, and with the wide assortment that our gastronomy has implemented in the consumption of this product.
The guarantee of freshness and traceability allows our fish to reach your table in optimal conditions for any type of preparation. Both for private consumption and for the hotel and resstaurant industry, the range of fish and shellfish that you can find in our market makes them an essential element for infinite preparations with which to enrich our diet, famous and recommended in all international forums specialized in nutrition and Health. We are one of the few countries that know how to enjoy the variety that our seas offer, and to cook each type of species in a way that guarantees the optimal gastronomic level that we can boast of.
In our stalls you will find fish from our national markets, from wild fish, from fish farms and from FAO international Zones, beach and sea fish: tuna, blue whiting, cod, sea bream, white tuna, red and white anchovies, mackerel, scorpionfish, conger eel, halibut, megrim, jacks or horse-mackerel, sole, haddock or whiting, hake, grouper or bass, pomfret, swordfish or emperor, monkfish, ray, mullet, sardine, shark , sea bream, sea bass or snook fish, turbot, salmon, trout, eel and elver, carp, lamprey, perch and a wide variety of rock fish.
Or shellfish and crustaceans such as oysters, clams, mussels, cockles, striped venus clam, small clams, Brown Venus, scallops, cuttlefish or squid, cuttlefish, lobsters, spiny lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, spider crabs, crabs , crabs, barnacles, ...
As with other products, meat is an essential focus of our dishes. That is why in Santa Caterina we offer a wide assortment of quality, endorsed by Protected Geographical Indications, which guarantees aging in accordance with the standards set by the different administrations, and which involves a high quality product with sanitary guarantees.
At our stalls you can also find meats from breeding and slaughter cataloged for animal welfare, a trend that is becoming more and more present, changing the old styles that are increasingly being left behind and that the different administrations regulate, both to avoid abuse and to guarantee products of high gastronomic quality and, as far as possible, proximity. You will find in our stalls meats with marks, that guarantee these characteristics and that guarantee the level of the meats that we offer to our clients.
You can choose at our different stalls the type of meat you want to make your traditional dishes based on veal, beef, ox, yearling, lamb of different designations of origin, kid, and the nutritious and healthy horse meat, in addition to other national and international origin that are taking root in our gastronomy.
You can choose from a wide selection of veal from Girona, Galicia, Ávila, Asturiana, Waygu, Kobe or Nebraska, ox from Galicia, lamb from La Mancha, lamb from Aragon, lamb from Castilla, kid from Almería. You can also buy homemade products, such as meatballs for cooking, ...
In Mediterranean gastronomy we are very fortunate to have a vast assortment of fruit and vegetables, with which to prepare an exceptional range of dishes and accompaniments of a very high gastronomic level. In Santa Caterina you will find all kinds of local and national native fruits, with a wide spectrum of varieties, in addition to an extensive offer of exotic vegetables and fruits that we are incorporating into our stalls every day: we update ourselves to new culinary trends and about all to our clientele, from a multicultural and multiracial capital such as our city.
Everything you are looking for and need in this sector you will find in our market, and with exceptional quality.
Canarian banana. peach from Calanda, strawberries from Aranjuez, bagged grapes from Vinalopó, cherry from Jerte, custard apple from the Costa Tropical de Granada-Málaga, pear from Lleida. Apricot, blueberry, fig, cherry, plum, raspberry, strawberry, currant, lychee, lemon, mango, peach, melon, nectarine, banana, avocado, fig, date, kiwi, apple, orange, pear, pineapple, watermelon. , plum, strawberry, lychee, lemon, mango, melon, nectarine, papaya, banana, avocado, date, kiwi, apple, orange, pear, grapefruit, pineapple. avocado, lemon, strawberries, mango, papaya, pear, grapefruit, tamarillo, date, kiwi, loquat, ...
Sorrel, calçots, chicory, young garlic, chard, artichoke, celery, mushroom, endive, cucumber. watercress, zucchini, onion, asparagus, pea, green bean, green bean, lettuce, new potato, leek, radish, beet, carrot. Swiss chard, chicory, artichoke, borage, broccoli, pumpkin, lamb's lettuce, thistle, onion, parsnip, leaf sprouts, endives, cauliflower, endive, spinach, turnip greens, green beans, fennel, ginger, winter lettuce, leek, beet, mushroom, pea, old potato, snow pea, carrot. aubergine or eggplant, zucchini, onion, green bean, lettuce, potato, cucumber, pepper, tomato, fresh wild asparagus.
A wide assortment of mushrooms: champiñon , ceps (penny bun), fredolic (grey knigth) camagroc (chanterelle), rovelló (rovellón), pinetell (níscalo), fredolic (bold), carlet (scarlet hygrophorus), trumpet (trumpet of the dead), murgola (morel) and others, along with a wide selection of imported mushrooms.
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