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Edible rose for Sant Jordi, special tribute with Roca seal

The smell of flowers, books everywhere the streets flooded with people celebrating and exchanging gifts. This is the day of Sant Jordi -Celebrated in several cities of the country, but especially in the region of Catalonia-. The popular festival mandates that the woman has to give him a book to the man, and this a rose to her. Over the years, this gesture has continued to be celebrated. However, in the end the essence of this long-awaited day on the calendar is to celebrate a day in which the passion for books and love come together. Under that special pretext in Catalan culture, the master pastry chef jordi rock has surprised again with a new creation: the edible rose for Sant Jordi de Cocoa House. A special tribute to this deeply rooted festival that unites tradition and haute cuisine.

The legend of Sant Jordi

Legend has it that many centuries ago, in the Catalan town of Montblanc. , lived a dragon that frightened the population. In order for him not to attack the town, they together decided that each day they would deliver one person to the dragon. One of those days the king's daughter was chosen but, before being devoured, a knight named Sant Jordi he came between the monster and the princess. He killed the dragon and, according to the story, a rosebush sprouted from his blood. The knight took the most beautiful rose and gave it to the princess. Since then, it is celebrated on Sant Jordi's day, this being one of the most important traditions - and romantic- of Catalan culture.

edible rose for Sant Jordi
The inside of Casa Cacao's rose | Source: casacacaogirona.com

The edible rose for Sant Jordi, Casa Cacao brand

And before such a tradition, jordi rock He could not not contribute his particular version of the symbol of this holiday: the rose. The same pastry chef from Celler de Can Roca He gave rise to this new creation by mentioning the quote from the writer Josep Pla: "The only thing that roses need to be perfect is to be edible". No sooner said than done. Planted in a pot made of crunchy chocolate and even simulated soil, from Cocoa House have submitted their edible rose for Sant Jordi.

The petals, that seem completely real, they are made by hand, one by one, making each rose "unique and different from the others", according to what they say from the chocolate shop. As for the base, it is made from a crispy rose dark chocolate ganache, which cover a “marshmallowChocolate and rose too. The ingredients used, as in all Casa Cacao products, are of the highest quality. Chocolates, specifically, come from The trenches (Venezuela) -with a slight acid point- and Kerala (India) -very slightly bitter and with strong notes of roasted dry cocoa-.

edible rose for Sant Jordi
The edible rose for Sant Jordi by Jordi Roca and Casa Cacao | Source: casacacaogirona.com

A whole “multisensory journey that plays with the different textures that are present, contrasting the fruit notes of the chocolate with the delicate aroma of the rose ”, as described in the publication Cake shop. Due to the delicacy of the product, it is only available in the store Cacao House Girona. If you live in the area and are interested in it, run that they fly - we do not say it, it is that the units are limited.

Rocambolesc's wink

But not content with paying homage to this special day, the chef has also prepared a edible rose for Sant Jordi in your other business, rocambolesc. It is a sponge cake made with almond, rose and cherry jam. This could be reserved in all physical stores -that is, Girona, Barcelona and Madrid-, to be able to enjoy the sweetest rose on the day of celebration of the Catalan holiday. 

 

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Without a doubt, such an important celebration could not not have its particular wink. jordi rock, that with each work of his surprises a little more, he manages to do the perfect tribute to a day that combines romance, culture, tradition and, in this case, sweetness and art. How about giving someone the experience of trying the edible rose for Sant Jordi

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