Residents and vacationers San Pedro del Pinatar, the afternoon of July 16 wondered what it was that long row of people thronged near the Church of Lo Pagan;
"It is to test a piece of cake" answered the hundreds of staff who wanted to celebrate the feast of the patron pinatarense with this sweet novelty of the festival program, organized by the Regional Association of pastry Murcia (Arepa) and the City of San Pedro del Pinatar.
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, accompanied by the General Director of Crafts, Paqui Cabrera and Ricardo Ruiz, president of Arepa, made the court of honor of the tortada of 340 meters, which he held along the street Antono Tárraga and at whose end, an image of the Virgen del Carmen, crowned the sweet made by 20 artisans from the Association.
For the development of the giant cake were used, 9,000 eggs, 240 kilos of flour, 1,000 kg of sugar, 300 liters of milk, 360 liters of syrup, 300 liters of milk, etc.
The Regional Association of confectioners of the Region of Murcia (Arepa), approaches the marmenorense coast to participate in the Pilgrimage of the Virgen del Carmen promote a taste for craftsmanship and ancestral recipes that on this occasion the delight large and small.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar