33 min

Food of the Camino Frances with Blanca Valencia | Follow the Camino Camino Talks Podcast

    • Places & Travel

Blanca Valencia is a cook and expert in Spanish gastronomy. In this episode of Camino Talks she walks us through the Camino Frances and the regions it passes through, discussing the unique and notable foods that you will find along the Way of Saint James. We discuss Navarra, La Rioja, Castile and Leon, and Galicia, with their diverse and delicious foods!

You can see the full French Way on the Camino here: https://followthecamino.com/en/camino-tours/camino-frances/.

Born in Spain, Blanca Valencia grew up between Central America and Spain. She is a cook, teacher and speaker that specializes in Spanish food. Blanca has a Grand Diplome from London’s Le Cordon Bleu and has run the test kitchen at Books For Cooks (London). She has also run a stage at elBullihotel (Seville, Spain), and the cooking school at Alambique (Madrid). She collaborates regularly with the Spanish Commercial Offices and gives talks and workshops about Spanish gastronomy at the Cervantes Institutes in the U.S. and Ireland.



Blanca is the co-host of Spicebags podcast, a podcast about international food and communities in an Irish context. In Dublin, Blanca has done classes in Triggerfish cookshop, Cook’s academy, Catex, and the All-Ireland Tapas competition. Her favourite town on the Camino Francés is Sahagún, where her grandmother is from.



You can learn more on her website: www.blancavalencia.com

And listen to the Spice Bags podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5b44J6OhuLI3ySVnIkvYWz



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You can learn more about Follow the Camino and our active holiday packages on our website - www.followthecamino.com



There is a Camino out there for everyone, from family holidays to solo travellers, and all of our holidays are custom-made for you. We can even make your walking days shorter and add in extra rest days to suit your level of fitness.



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#SpanishFood #CaminoFrances #FollowTheCamino #CaminoDeSantiago #CaminoTalks

Blanca Valencia is a cook and expert in Spanish gastronomy. In this episode of Camino Talks she walks us through the Camino Frances and the regions it passes through, discussing the unique and notable foods that you will find along the Way of Saint James. We discuss Navarra, La Rioja, Castile and Leon, and Galicia, with their diverse and delicious foods!

You can see the full French Way on the Camino here: https://followthecamino.com/en/camino-tours/camino-frances/.

Born in Spain, Blanca Valencia grew up between Central America and Spain. She is a cook, teacher and speaker that specializes in Spanish food. Blanca has a Grand Diplome from London’s Le Cordon Bleu and has run the test kitchen at Books For Cooks (London). She has also run a stage at elBullihotel (Seville, Spain), and the cooking school at Alambique (Madrid). She collaborates regularly with the Spanish Commercial Offices and gives talks and workshops about Spanish gastronomy at the Cervantes Institutes in the U.S. and Ireland.



Blanca is the co-host of Spicebags podcast, a podcast about international food and communities in an Irish context. In Dublin, Blanca has done classes in Triggerfish cookshop, Cook’s academy, Catex, and the All-Ireland Tapas competition. Her favourite town on the Camino Francés is Sahagún, where her grandmother is from.



You can learn more on her website: www.blancavalencia.com

And listen to the Spice Bags podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5b44J6OhuLI3ySVnIkvYWz



- - -



You can learn more about Follow the Camino and our active holiday packages on our website - www.followthecamino.com



There is a Camino out there for everyone, from family holidays to solo travellers, and all of our holidays are custom-made for you. We can even make your walking days shorter and add in extra rest days to suit your level of fitness.



Follow us on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followthecamino

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followthecamino

Twitter: https://twitter.com/followthecamino

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF4PbxVdQtU9f71i6vq7MOQ

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ie/followthecamino

Don't forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter and be the first to hear about new products, events and exclusive offers: www.followthecamino.com/sign-up-for-newsletter/



#SpanishFood #CaminoFrances #FollowTheCamino #CaminoDeSantiago #CaminoTalks

33 min