The best of the Alpujarra

El mejor de la Alpujarra is the title of a little trade fair currently taking place in Ugijar, with about 50 local producers showing off their wares. I love how Spanish journalists get their priorities right - of the products listed in this article, the non-edible items like blankets and pottery get the most perfunctory of mentions, then the writer gets on to food and drink and practically salivates the following list onto the page: embutidos, jamones, repostería morisca, mieles, vinos, aceites, quesos, licores, dulces, turrones y mermeladas. Then there's a bit about Servando Vargas (son of Servando Vargas I and father to Servando Vargas III), who makes cakes. But of course, it's not sufficiently enticing merely to be told that he specialises in sweet bakery products. Instead, we're treated to this mouthwatering rundown: rosquillas, soplillos, tortas de chicharrones y de aceite, cuajados, galletas caseras, bollos de miel, pan de bizcocho y de aceite, roscos de huevo, perrunas y otros artículos, como por ejemplo, licores de hiervas y de membrillo.