Maruan Gourmet

Since the Paleolithic Man was domesticating the light soils and well drainad of the Marvão Mountain. On the fresh banks of the river Sever, or among the large granite outcrops, the first farming communities, for over 5 thousand years, feed the first herds, selected vegetable species and erected dolmens and menhirs. It is known that the Chestnut and Acorn were already part of their diet.

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  When in the I century BC, the fertile valley of Aramenha saw the birth of the prosperous city of Ammaia, the exquisite Roman table knew how to took advantage of local resources by adding it new flavours. During the Islamic dominion, the Muladi Ibn Maruán (Marvão founder - this unique work of Man and nature), seeks refuge in this land, bringing the taste for the Mediterranean vegetable-gardens and orchards. Are the tastes of an ancient tradition, guarded by the people of the mountain, which now reach each other through the preserved Maruán…

  …by Nunes Sequeira S.A., since 1930.

  Importer and wholesaler, was in industry and with the products of the involving lands that this enterprise valued its offer: galega and cordovil olives, to serve in the table, the Califórnia and Morrones roasted peppers, the most suitable to the soils of the Northern Alentejo. With Maruan, join now Chestnut of Marvão and Cherry of São Julião (Portalegre), processed by traditional methods and preserved in sugar syrup and brandy.

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