Es niu

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Es Niu

Typical dish

‘Es Niu’ is a very old dish from Palafrugell which started out as a dish without meat, as it was made in Lent.

‘Es Niu’ is a very old dish from Palafrugell which started out as a dish without meat, as it was made in Lent. It was made with cod tripe, boiled egg, fish broth and potato. With time it was enriched: the fishermen added cuttlefish and the cork dealers completed it with game and even sausages.

This is a typical dish that the groups of cork peelers from Palafrugell used to eat on Mondays in the clochans.

This dish is very long to make and takes around five hours; one for the sauce and four for cooking the other ingredients, this is why very often it is not on most of the menus in the restaurants and it has to be ordered in advance.

One of the objectives of these meetings, which started in 1998, is to show ‘Es Niu’ to those who haven’t tried it and also to make it more accessible to lovers of traditional gastronomy.

 

 

FROM OCTOBER 17th TO DECEMBER 14th, 2025

 

Restaurants:

Palafrugell
Restaurant L’Arc. C. del Consell, 13-15 – Tel. +34 972 303 419 – Restaurant l’Arc  (Tuesday closed)
Restaurant La Xicra. C. de Sant Antoni, 17 – (c. Estret) – Tel. +34 9 72 305 630 – www.restaurantlaxicra.cat  (Wednesday closed)
Restaurant Pa i Raïm. C. de Torres i Jonama, 56 – Tel. +34 972 447 278 – www.pairaim.com (From 13th to  29th October closed) (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday closed)
Restaurant Xadó. Av,. de les Corts Catalanes, 12 – Tel. +34 972 304 428 – www.restaurantxado.com  (Wednesday closed)
Escola d’Hostaleria Baix Empordà. C. d’Àngel Guimerà, 63 – Tel. +34 972 300 323

Llafranc
Casamar . C. del Nero, 3- Tel. +34 972 300 104 –  www.hotelcasamar.net (Monday and Tuesday closed)

Llofriu
La sala de l’Isaac . C. Barceloneta, 44- Tel. +34 972 301 638 / +34 620 370 003 – www.salagran.com (Tuesday closed)

Activities around Es Niu:

With the aim of promoting and reviving the cultural, gastronomic, and culinary heritage of Palafrugell, and to highlight a dish that was once very traditional but has lost its importance among younger generations over time, complementary activities related to this dish will be offered.

  • Popular Es Niu: 
    • Saturday 15th November from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
    • Taste Es Niu prepared by our expert chefs: Antonio Estrach, Quim Farrerons et Antonio Izquierdo.
    • Plaça Nova
    • Price: 3€ (dish & glass of wine)
    • Tickets on the same place (until stock lasts)

 

 

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