Coca de calabaza, Pumpkin coca —and fiestas de Moros y Cristianos in Onteniente

Pumpkin coca, coca de calabaza, Mama Ía blogWhile searching on my blog, I realized that I don’t have any post about the most important festival in Onteniente, my hometown, las Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos, the Moors and Christians Festival! Many recipes can be related to this post, so it was hard to choose, but I decided on coca de calabaza, pumpkin coca, a sweet torta popular in my region, la Vall d’Albaida and la Sierra de Mariola.

Moros y Cristianos de Onteniente, Mama Ía blogMoros y Cristianos de Onteniente, Mama Ía blogCoca de calabaza is a pretty simple coca, it includes only a few ingredients. It is eaten by itself, like a morning snack or an afternoon merienda, but I also like to eat it as a light lunch —never mind the sugar in it, the pumpkin (more…)