Discover rice cookery through demonstrations, chef-led workshops and the first professional Candelaria entre Arroces competition. Organised by Candelaria Town Council with ACYRE Canarias, this public gathering celebrates local ingredients, fishing traditions and the town’s restaurant scene through the Club del Producto Local.

Chef programme

• 09:00: Introduction to the participating chefs and their dishes.
• 10:00–10:40: Pablo Pastor explores the foundations of a good rice dish: stocks, broths and salmorreta.
• 10:45–11:30: Suso Marrero, chef at El Ancla, joins local fishers for a workshop connecting artisanal fishing with rice cookery.
• 11:45–12:30: Samuel Hernández of Zoco takes a closer look at rice in a culinary talk.
• 12:35–13:15: Leidy García of Aroma y Sabor shares the varieties, flavours and techniques behind Peruvian chaufa rice.

Professional competition and tasting

12:30–14:30: Seven restaurants prepare their entries and offer tastings: Romén, Luz y Sal, La Casona del Vino, La Dársena, El Trasiego, La Madriguera de Lapín and El Bollullo Oasis.

The activities are open to the public. The municipality has not published an admission or tasting price; no free-entry claim is made.