Spain’s always been famous for it’s rich food and delicious wine – the ham, rioja and olive oil being some of the favourite souvenirs tourists take home and increasingly demand from the supermarkets once back in their own countries – so it’s no surprise that the world’s first gastronomic university is in Spain! This is a great coup for the Iberian Peninsula. Find out why and how you can take advantage of it!
When you say Spain, food is one of the first things you think of. Be it the ham, the rioja, the sherry or the olive oil, tourists come to Spain and return home laden with ideas for Mediterranean cooking. And quite rightly, Spanish cuisine is some of the best in the world! A fact which makes it the perfect choice to open the world’s first gastronomic university.
Spanish food - some of the best in the world!
Complete with the technology and lab resources to explore such things as the chemistry behind what is taste, the university will offer its students the chance to learn their craft under the practised eye of Ferran Adria, the owner of top restaurant, El Bulli. Joining him will be British Heston Blumenthal, a chef from Berkshire’s celebrated Fat Duck restaurant.
Spain's top chef, Ferran Adria
The building work began last month in the picturesque city of San Sebastian and will be finished in time to accept students from September 2011, in a building especially designed to resemble a stack of plates. A perfect choice of cities, San Sebastian already boasts 16 Michelin stars.
So why not look into a course which is new, cutting edge and favoured by world bests? It’s also a great chance to come and learn Spanish in Spain.
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