Almeg\u00edjar\u2019s cultural heritage is the result of a combination of its urban design, monuments, cuisine, agriculture, folklore and popular fiestas<\/em>. The area has a cultural association, La Bien Plant\u00e1, which is currently setting up an ethnographical museum for the region. The area is also home to a famous Spanish illustrator who loves the Alpujarra, Mart\u00edn Morales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The people of Almeg\u00edjar continue to carry out an annual winter slaughter (matanza)<\/em>, producing excellent cold meats and sausages, cured pork products and pork shoulders. These, along with locally-grown vegetables, are a key ingredient of the diet of the families living in this mountain region. Puchero de hinojos<\/em><\/strong> (fennel stew) is made with bacon and pigs\u2019 tails, morcilla (similar to black pudding), white beans, fennel and garlic. Papaviejos, <\/em><\/strong>which are also typical of many other municipalities throughout the Alpujarra, are made with eggs, milk, flour, sugar and cinnamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A number of objects dating from the Neolithic Period have been found in the municipal district. Romans and Visigoths both passed through the area, but it was the Arabs who carved out the municipality\u2019s current appearance and location. They also gave it its name, as Al-Mah\u00e3shir<\/em> in Arabic means \u201cthe well-located\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTypical Cuisine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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