{"id":1205,"date":"2017-09-25T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourbarcelonafoodtours.com\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2022-05-09T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T22:34:53","slug":"sweets-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/sweets-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catalan Calendar in Sweets"},"content":{"rendered":"
This blog post was originally posted on April 2, 2015, and was updated on September 25, 2017. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Following the days, weeks and months of the year can be a pretty fun pastime for a sweet tooth in Spain. Beyond the usual croissants, xuixos\u00a0<\/em>and other treats,\u00a0pastry shops work in a seasonal way by following the age-old Catholic calendar.<\/p>\n Year after year, the shelves see a\u00a0rotation of\u00a0different sweets that reflect a certain holiday or traditional event.\u00a0Coming to Barcelona in June? You’ll see\u00a0cocas de san joan<\/em> everywhere. However, if you are arriving in chilly December, the list is a lot longer of delicious treats to choose from. Follow the calendar in the sweetest way possible, through these delicious Catalan treats!<\/p>\n Don’t be surprised to find that\u00a0we\u00a0are still loosening the belts long after we’ve\u00a0made our\u00a0New Year’s resolutions! The festivities in Spain\u00a0continue on into the new year for Three Kings Day,\u00a0which falls on\u00a0January 6th. Try the\u00a0tortell de reis<\/em>, or King’s cake, a round pastry cake stuffed with marzipan and hiding a small figurine and a bean. Whoever finds the figurine is crowned King, whereas the person who finds the bean must pay for the cake. It’s one of our favorite sweets in Barcelona at any time of the year!<\/p>\nWe love the huge selection of sweets in Barcelona! However, did you know that you can follow the calendar in Spain through its sweets?<\/h3>\n
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