The best dish is not the most complicated, but the dish best cooked in its simplicity. And with this motto Can Roca Restaurant in Esponellàa benchmark in the history of gastronomy in Delistani’s planWhich serves traditional Catalan cuisine. Our Girona correspondent, a gastronomic consultant, travels there. Jordi AvilaTo discover all the details of this gastronomic marvel dating back more than a hundred years.
Can Roca restaurant in Esponellà offers its own cuisine. Since before 1910The old village inn, located at the foot of the road connecting Bathrooms I Fig treescarriages and travelers will stop and get off there. Currently, the restaurant is fully adapted to the new era, offering hospitality to those who live in a small place and A kitchen that preserves the essence of grandmother’s dishesToday, this century-old restaurant, a reference in the history of gastronomy in the region, is in the hands of The fourth generation From the chefs of the Roca family.
The offer is based on Popular dishes of Catalan cuisine With timely contributions of recipes adapted to modern cuisine. We can say that they are Traditional indigenous recipeswhich mainly uses products from the characteristic land of the Pla de l’Estany area: pumpkins from Esponellà, honey from Crespià, garlic from Cornella del Terri, Banyolin beans, etc. All these products are made according to the principle mentioned at the beginning of this text.
The dishes that Jordi tastes during his visit are authentic delicatessen foods. Farm chicken with prunes, raisins and figs (15.50 euros), the Iberian secret with porto sauce and straw potatoes (14.50 euros), Chicken meatballs with shrimp (14.50 euros) or Mountain rice with squid, cutlets, sausages and mushrooms (17,00 euros).
As for the sweets, they are distinctive. Have a colada Who was Roca and Golden Apple Cake TatinMilk and cream (5.85 euros).
It’s easy to see that they have been passing through the restaurant for many years. countless popular characters And anonymous lovers of simple, home-cooked cooking are brought to the restaurant. For example, Salvador Dalí used to frequent Can Roca d’Esponella. It must have been during the 1950s, when they had to eat omelettes – with courgettes, asparagus, black sausage and, of course, potatoes and onions – so as not to deny the Dalían obsession with eggs. And behind them they would pass a plate of game, a partridge in a cabbage or a civet rabbit, while they painted the illustration of The Shoemaker’s Song by Ordis.
Josep Pla wrote: “I know a lot of Esponellà. I helped promote the Esponellà restaurant – which is excellent for the cuts of game served there, the vegetables, etc. -, I would have liked to live in Esponellà for a season.. I have done many walks from the Esponellà inn…”. Josep Pla, Miscellaneous Notes. Oak, vol. 12, Destino Editions.
After one hundred and fourteen years, the signature dishes in the house are Cannelloni, potato and onion omelette, partridge in cabbage, stewed rabbit And roasting in the wood-fired kitchen. In addition to the à la carte dishes, you can choose the traditional menu, a selection of the best house dishes, the special menu, the pica pica menu or the small menu. Thanks to the very friendly treatment and service, a visit to Can Roca will take you back centuries with historical aromas and delicious tastes!
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