Chestnuts, pine nuts and the world’s best food market. Where am I? Did you know that Spanish pine nuts are very elongated – unmissable once you know what to look for – as opposed to the vast majority on sale worldwide resembling short teardrop-shaped kernels that are from China? Good to know.   When in Catalonia judging the European Young Chef Award on behalf of organisers IGCAT and Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025, our programme was enriched with food culture and

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