The Mesón del Aceite de Bulbuente has been the winner of the Best Traditional Roast Veal of Aragón 2023. The star dish in Aragón is roast veal and the Regulatory Council of the PGI Ternasco de Aragón has awarded the Mesón del Aceite de Bulbuente among the 67 that the 50 establishments participating in this edition have presented.
Congratulations to our friends of El Mesón del Aceite, when you visit us at Castillo de Bulbuente do not hesitate to go to Mesón del Aceite to taste this wonderful traditional dish.
The jury chose the Mesón del Aceite, in Bulbuente, for its “Paletilla de Ternasco de Aragón IGP roasted in a wood-fired oven with baked potatoes” as the Best Traditional Roast Veal 2023. Its owner, Carlos Romanos, received the prestigious award from the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of the Government of Aragón, Joaquín Olona.
Photographs from Oliambel’s Instagram account.
In this traditional category, prizes were also awarded to the best in each province: Trasiego, from Barbastro, in the province of Huesca; Masía La Torre, from Mora de Rubielos, in the province of Teruel; and El Fuelle, from the Aragonese capital, in the province of Zaragoza. All of them also offer oven-roasted Ternasco de Aragón shoulder with baked potatoes.
The Aragonia Restaurant of the Hotel Palafox, Zaragoza, also received this special mention for its “Cilindro de paletilla deshuesada a baja temperatura y rustida al horno” and finally, El Palco de las Esquinas, Zaragoza, for its “Paletilla asada y deshuesada a baja temperatura con cremoso de zanahoria, miel, comino y micro brotes” (roasted and boneless shoulder with carrot cream, honey, cumin and micro sprouts).