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Centenarian Chefs Revive Catalan Cuisine Amid Fast-Food Rise

12/27/2025

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Catalonia's Gastrosàvies initiative gathers more than 100 older women who share traditional cooking videos to preserve Catalan cuisine.
The project highlights simple dishes like rice with cabbage and thyme soup, contrasting with urban fast-food trends.
Maria Antònia Udina, a Gastrosàvies participant, emphasizes local ingredients, including the Penedès cockerel, and hopes it inspires future generations.
Udina respects avant-garde chefs but says their dishes stray from authentic home cooking.

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Story summary

Catalonia's Gastrosàvies initiative gathers more than 100 older women who share traditional cooking videos to preserve Catalan cuisine.
The project highlights simple dishes like rice with cabbage and thyme soup, contrasting with urban fast-food trends.
Maria Antònia Udina, a Gastrosàvies participant, emphasizes local ingredients, including the Penedès cockerel, and hopes it inspires future generations.
Udina respects avant-garde chefs but says their dishes stray from authentic home cooking.