Winter is still best enjoyed at the table, and on March 12, Tragabuches Marbella celebrates it with a collaboration that brings together two regions through one of the great spoon dishes of Spanish cuisine. Diego López, “Moli,” the driving force behind the Galician restaurant La Molinera in Lalín, will travel to Marbella to cook alongside the Tragabuches team and present the emblematic Lalín cocido in a special menu created for the occasion.
The proposal is conceived as a progressive journey that links Tragabuches’ Andalusian universe with the Galician tradition of La Molinera. The menu begins with an XL Gilda, a tribute to the classic bar snack and the aperitif ritual that whets the appetite, followed by quisquillas served with a Padrón pepper broth. The third course looks south with winter tomato and red Almadraba tuna tartare.
Then comes the undisputed highlight of the day: Lalín cocido, served with the rigor required by a recipe considered part of Galicia’s culinary heritage. The sweet finale is a torrija, designed to extend the after-meal conversation and round off the experience.
This collaboration proposes an honest encounter between two ways of understanding cuisine that share essential values such as product, technique, and gastronomic memory understood in the present. The spirit of Tragabuches—deeply connected to seasonality and Andalusian identity—enters into dialogue with the rigor of the Galician recipe tradition championed by La Molinera, in an event conceived to celebrate winter around the table.
Lalín cocido is an exercise in balance in which every element finds its place. Grelos, chickpeas, and potatoes absorb the broth and coexist with different cuts of pork prepared through long, slow cooking: lacón, pig’s head, pancetta, ribs, tocino, and two varieties of chorizo—meat and onion. The broth acts as the thread that ties the whole dish together and gives meaning to each serving. At Tragabuches, the traditional structure of the dish will be respected, understanding the stew as a complete experience to be enjoyed in successive courses.
Reserve La Molinera Cocido at Tragabuches Marbella – March 12
