World of spices

The dried basil from Onena with the wonderful smell of vacation on the Mediterranean goes perfectly with the typical Italian dishes. Whether pizza, pasta, pesto or tomatoes with mozzarella, the spicy royal herb should not be missing. Gluten-free and without preservatives, the basil also easily refines the kitchen of allergy sufferers. Perfect use it for...

For the preparation of this sweet pepper with DOP La Vera, the fruits are harvested when ripe and only the healthy and clean pods are used. The selected peppers are dried with oak and holm oak firewood in smokers on Finca la Barca's own yards. The controlled smoking process takes about 15 days. Centuries-old stone mills are then used to grind until the...

For the production of this noble sweet paprika with DOP La Vera, the fruits are harvested when ripe. The peppers are traditionally and gently dried with oak and holm oak firewood in smokers on our own farms. The controlled smoking process takes about 15 days. Centuries-old stone mills are used to grind until the precious "red gold", Spanish paprika...

For the production of this hot and spice paprika with DOP La Vera, the ripe fruits are selected and harvested by hand. The peppers are traditionally and gently smoked with oak and holm oak firewood in centuries-old smokers. The controlled smoking process takes about 15 days. Centuries-old stone mills are used to grind until the precious "red gold",...

For Romans it was a vitality symbol and it has been one of the main ingredients in a lot of magic potions. The tips of its leaves are consumed. It is very tasty with soft cheeses, omelettes, sheafood, sauces, soups, herrings, salads, cucumber, beef...

A very fine and delicate-flavored plant, yet another of the essential herbs in French cuisine. It is also an ingredient in the making of fine herbs. Vinegar perfumed with tarragon is very famous, and it is also an ingredient of a lot of classic french sauces, like “bearnesa” or “tartara”. It is excellent for omelettes, poached fish, chicken and salads.

This is a Mediterranean plant. The Greeks and Romans used the laurel leaves to make crowns for their heros in war or sport. It goes well with a lot of meat and potatoes dishes, as well as with vegetable, fish and pasta.

This is a close relative of oregan, but it´s more delicate and softer than that. It appears in a lot of French and Italian dishes, especially in tomato sauces, pizzas, vinager dressings, aubergines and pasta.

There are a lot of mint varieties (around 600) and they are used is salty dishes as well as in sweet ones. The most common varieties in cooking are “piperita peppermint” and mint. “Piperita peppermint” is used in plants infusions, salads, lemon desserts and cakes.

This is one of the oldest known spices and its weight was paid in gold. To obtain  black pepper, the grains are collected when they are still green and they are dried out. While they are drying the grains turn black. White pepper comes from grains which are already ripened and of a red color. Thay are soaked in water during 3 or 4 days and the outer layer...

This is one the most important culinary plants in the European cuisine. It has a nice taste and combines very well with other aromatic spices. It helps to digest fatty food, so its use with lamb, pork or duck is especially appropriate. It heightens the flavour of tomato sauces, soups, vegetables, cooked dishes and breads.