The traditional Exhibition of conventual delicacies organized each year by the Gothic palace of the real Alcázar of Seville ran out of stock at 12:00 p.m. this Sunday, last day of the exhibition and the feast of the Immaculate Conception, after sale … more than 24,000 boxes of sponge cakes, pestiños, yemas, mantecados and other Moroccan delights, to thousands and thousands of Sevillians and tourists.
They participated a total of 19 convents, twelve in the province and seven in the capitalwith up to 270 varieties of products in this unmissable Christmas event in Seville.
Claudia Hernández, member of the team of volunteers who participated in this exhibition open from last Friday afternoon until this Sunday, explained to this newspaper that once again the exhibition was “a complete success”, as evidenced by the fact that they sold out all the products even a few hours before the end of sales hours of the last day and the large number of people who attended, like every year, this traditional Christmas event.
The one provided regarding the first day, Friday December 5, is revealing, because Just three hours after the exhibition opened, nearly 25 percent of the available products were sold.
Lots of support but no queues
According to him, “thousands” of Sevillians and also tourists visited the XLI Exhibition and Sale of Sweets of the Convent of Closure in the Gothic Palace of the Real Alcázar, with a particular presence of Italian visitors among the foreign public, moreover. The attendance of the public was fluid and staggered, the absence of queues therefore facilitated comfort during the visit of the exhibitors. and make purchases. Among the participants, moreover, the mayor of the city, José Luis Sanz and the Archbishop of Seville, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, support the event with their presence.
Tourists, as Claudia Hernández pointed out, paid particular attention to the products of the convent of San Leandro, after the American newspaper The New York Times recently published an article on its tasty yolks. A promotion that they were able to take advantage of in the aforementioned monastery, according to Claudia Hernández, with a printed copy of the aforementioned newspaper article to show how their famous confectionery became visible internationally.
But above all, Claudia Hernández wanted to thank the role played by “the loyal public of Seville”who has a tradition of attending this emblematic exhibition,
And how “There are tastes for everything and sweets for all tastes”As Claudia Hernández explained, the truth is that the public has bought absolutely everything on sale these days, exhausting more than 24,000 boxes of different sizes and weights which were put up for sale in the Gothic Alcazar palace.
Moroccan sponge cakes and Santa Inés candies are among the most popular products
I was particularly appreciatedMoroccan sponge cakes and Santa Inés drops, as well as pestiños, mantecados, truffles and yolksbecause just by approaching the Gothic Palace “one could already smell the smell of chocolate, cinnamon, lemon or almond”, that is to say Christmas, because this traditional exhibition is one of the significant events which mark the beginning of this very special period.
The revenues generated during this exhibition are the highest of the year for the nuns, hence the importance of this exhibition for the life of the Sevillian monasteries.
It is precisely for this reason that Claudia Hernández emphasized that the nuns of these convents “live from their work” of baking, reason for which she recalled that these products so demanded at that time and so pleasant to the palate “are available all year round on the turnstiles» monasteries.
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