CETT celebrates Sant Jordi and highlights the link between Catalan culture and cuisine
The CETT Campus is full of activities to celebrate one of the most significant days of Catalan culture.
April 23rd is the celebration of Sant Jordi's Day, an event that needs no introduction in Catalonia. Sant Jordi is more than a national holiday: it is a living expression of the Catalan passion for reading, literary creation and the promotion of culture. Thus, the day is not only an opportunity to discover the latest publishing novelties and literary proposals, but also an occasion to look back and recover the great classics that have shaped our cultural background.
Catalan, as a Romance and European language of great trajectory and relevance, has a rich literary tradition that helps us to understand Catalan society throughout its history. As Rovira i Virgili said: “We love no treasure as much as we love our language”.
Tribute to Llibre de cuina Sent Soví
In this line, and considering that we are in the year in which Catalonia is World Region of Gastronomy, it is especially appropriate to remember one of the most precious testimonies of the Catalan language and gastronomy for its uniqueness and antiquity: the Llibre de Sent Soví.
This recipe book, dated from the 14th century, is considered the first preserved recipe book of Catalan cuisine, and one of the oldest in Europe. The manuscript gathers recipes with a clear Mediterranean influence and transports us to the daily life of medieval Catalonia through the products of the land and medieval culinary techniques, showing once again that gastronomy is a cultural expression.
Its reading and vindication puts in value the cuisine as an essential part of our cultural identity through the close link between literature and cuisine. For this reason, from CETT, we make it visible in the framework of Sant Jordi to highlight the close link between these two forms of cultural expression.
Enjoy Sant Jordi at Campus CETT
Come to the Taste of Sent Soví
A tasting of two recipes inspired by the Sent Soví Book adapted to the FingerFood format. The workshop will take place on Sunday April 23 from 1 to 2 pm at the Forum Garden.
Get to know the tradition linked to the event and get your own bookmark
On the 23rd a group of students will meet us at the entrance of the campus and share all the history and curiosities about the event. In addition, they will distribute bookmarks for teachers and students, limited numbers to commemorate one of the most significant days of Catalan culture. There will also be bookmarks available at the Àgora BCN Residence.
Participate in a book exchange
During the week of the event there will be a table where you can leave and take books to give a second life to books, discover new stories and share readings among students.
Enjoy the gastronomic offer
Throughout the week at the Espai Fòrum of the CETT Campus, the traditional Sant Jordi bread will be served, and it will be included in the menu on April 23, both at the Fòrum and at the Aula Restaurant. In addition, at the Aula Restaurant, an exclusive cocktail will be offered, a reinterpretation of the Sant Jordi's Day with notes and a roses syrup, floral aroma and decoration of dehydrated petals.
Manifest Crushes of Sant Jordi
Not everything is culture for Sant Jordi, it is also a special date to celebrate love in its different forms. Therefore, both in the Àgora BCN Residence and on campus, you can find a totem where you can write the name of your crushes.
Receive a rose at the Alimara Hotel
People staying at the Hotel Alimara will receive a rose to feel the warmth of the date.
