Surely you have passed by the number 12 Ponzano street if you have been in Madrid. In this location there is a reference restaurant with a unique proposal. This is a prestigious restaurant in the heart of the Chamberí neighborhood that has been celebrating the Bluefin Tuna Days for nine years. What does it consist on?
What to expect from Ponzano restaurant?
This year they take place between May 13 and July 3. In them, we will be surprised with all the possibilities offered by this delicatessen with so many benefits. Thus, we can taste a wide variety of dishes at the event. In many the tuna remains almost raw, to get the best out of it. Others we can enjoy it pickled or even passed through the Josper oven.
We will explore this last option in another article because it is very interesting. Mix grill and oven in one device! But we don't want to go off the rails. We simply encourage you to treat yourself if you are in Madrid on these dates. Not every day you can taste these dishes at such a good price. The range moves between 12 and 25 euros. That is why we leave you this year's gastronomic offer:
- Salmorejo with marinated red tuna
- Red tuna crumbs with picual oil
- Tuna tartar with guacamole
- Pickled red tuna
- Red tuna with onions Barbate style
- red tuna curry
- Tasting barbecue of three cuts: loin, sirloin and ventresca
- Red tuna parpatana in our Josper oven
- grilled belly
- Bluefin tuna neck in our Josper oven -according to availability-
- red tuna meatballs
- Charcoal red tuna steak -by weight-
- Grilled tuna loin with homemade tomato sauce, free-range egg and straw potatoes (tribute to Antonio de Zahara de los Atunes Restaurant).
If you want to try the “steak” cut, you will have to pay 90 euros per kilo. It is the loin with its bone. However, the tasting barbecue costs 30 euros. In addition, this year he is preparing a tribute recipe to the Antonio de Zahara de los Atunes restaurant.
Anything other than tuna?
On the other hand, you can also taste the most Madrid dishes such as Calluses or Cooked. The possibilities are not limited to bluefin tuna but are numerous. Do you dare to discover them?
