The traditional cuisine of Verais internationally well
known and acknowledged by "gourmets" and conoceurs
of good food.
Typical dishes are for example "Tortas de Avio",
"Gurullos con Conejo" (a typical dish of this
area with rabbit meat), "Ajo Colorado" (a garlic
dish), "Guiso de Palotas a la Veratense", as well
as "Olla de Trigo" which means more or less "wheat
stew".
And as desert: typical pastry with egg, like for example
"Hornazos", "Torticas Reales", "Roscos
de Vino y Anís" (this is a type of yeast pastry
in dougthnut shape made with wine), "Pastafloras"
(yeast pastry), "Deditos de Jesús", "Tortas
de Chicharrones" and also "Tortas de Pellizcos"
(yeast pastry).
The variety of meals and dishes, which find their origin
in the mountains of the Mediterranean Coast, also consist
of deer, rabbit meat, and chicken, and so satisfy even the
most demanding "gourmet". In Vera and its sorruondings
the Greeks and Romans didn't just look for silver, but also
wheat, which is the base for many delicious dishes, like
for example: "Olla de Trigo", which, as mentioned
above, is a type of "wheat stew".
