The Andalucían city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the Cádiz province at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, has been designated the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy for 2022.
As part of the celebration, Sanlúcar de Barrameda will showcase the geographical location and climate which make for a sun and beach destination.
The city is rich with natural resources being near to the Guadalquivir River and the natural reserve of the Doñana National Park
Both inspire for the city's food culture.
Two elements of the food culture of Sanlúcar, which will be focused on in the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy celebrations are Sanlúcar king prawns and the region's Manzanilla wine.
Sanlúcar's king prawns are one Andalucía's 'gastronomic treasures' and farmed in the mouth of the Guadalquivir River next to the National Park.
This prawn carries an intense and rich flavour mainly thanks to the characteristics of the waters in which it grows.
At present, these delicate prawns have an official quality brand called Langostino de Sanlúcar (King Prawn of Sanlúcar) which recognises the prawns which are caught on the coast of the lower Guadalquivir River.
Manzanilla wine, is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and is produced under the Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) of Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda DOP since 1964.
In Spanish, chamomile infusion is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because of its flavour said to be reminiscent of such an infusion.
The sherry is manufactured using the same methods as a fino and results in a very pale, dry wine.
The city's and culinary scene also embraces :
Its unique horse races take place on a long stretch of beach in August.