Andalusia
From the Cádiz coast to the Seville countryside there are trades that have been done the same way for centuries, because there is no other way to do them.
The almadraba waits for the tuna instead of chasing it. Sherry vinegar spends years in old casks. Olive oil tortas are stretched out one by one on the table.
Lidia wants the tin to go on saying Barbate. Macarena kept the casks nobody wanted. There are five of them in Encarna and Inma's workshop and they do not want to be more.
Who works here
Macarena Rendón
Bota Vieja de Barrameda · Sanlúcar de Barrameda
She kept the vinegar casks nobody wanted and now they outsell the wine.
Lidia Galván y Manolo Ruiz
Conservera Galván · Barbate
He sets the almadraba every May. She packs the tuna it brings in.
Inma y Encarna Rivas
Las Tortas de Encarna · Carmona
Mother and daughter who stretch every torta by hand in a workshop of five.
Curro Montero
Horno de la Trinidad · Utrera
He thought about selling the bakery and now the picos pay for the neighbourhood's bread.
What comes from here
Vinagre de Jerez Reserva PDO
Macarena Rendón in Sanlúcar de Barrameda
250 ml bottle
£7.70
Almadraba bluefin tuna in olive oil
Lidia Galván y Manolo Ruiz in Barbate
250 g tin
£15.50
Handmade olive oil tortas
Inma y Encarna Rivas in Carmona
Pack of 6 tortas
£4.30
Picos breadsticks with olive oil
Curro Montero in Utrera
200 g bag
£3.00