If we think about caviar, the last thing that comes to mind may be a town in Teruel. Well, it turns out that less than eight kilometers from Sarrión and with only 24 inhabitants, La Escaleruela is a small municipality where one of the most recognized producers of this luxurious food is located. Perla de Sarrión is a limited company that has been open since 2014, when two Russian businessmen, Nikita Nebylitskiy and Vladimir Kantorovich, set out to treat this fish from this peculiar place.
It turns out that last year alone, Perla de Sarrión generated more than eight tons of caviar. This factory that occupies about 18,000 square meters in this paradisiacal place of Sarrión, despite being hidden in the mountains of Teruel where between the Albentosa and Mijares rivers, is a particularly popular place in Russia and other places in Asia where black caviar is especially famous.
Despite having everything against it, apparently, since a caviar business in the middle of a town of 24 inhabitants is most curious, it turns out that they are doing very well and for a couple of years, production has only been going up. And the product they offer follows slow, quality protocols that position the factory as the fifth largest caviar producer in Europe.
Beyond those processes that take time and time, as Javier Domezain explained, caviar master of Esturión de Sarrión for an interview in El mundo: “each kilo that the fish weighs can mean 10% or 12% of performance.” We may be quite surprised by this small figure, but the fact is that, hence its excessive generic price, because it turns out that a kilo of this delicacy from Sarrión would be equivalent to about 2,000 euros in value of the final product, as the expert has clarified.
What to see in La Escaleruela?
Beyond this iconic caviar factory, this small town is perfect for a weekend away. In addition to enjoying time away from cell phones and networks, it is an ideal place for hiking lovers. This area has top routes for fans of the hiking. In fact, there is one that if you go to La Escaleruela, yes or you have to do it. It is a circular walk of 13.62 kilometers, which begins at the exit of the town and passes through the Fonseca Bridge, continues through the Toranes Reservoir and returns to La Escaleruela again.
In addition to this route, ideal for a Sunday morning, you cannot leave without trying the food at the La Escaleruela restaurant, which in addition to having the same name as the town, is a very chic establishment for weddings and celebrations, although it also has a menu suitable for all audiences where the traditional and family cuisine of the place is very present. The local product runs hand in hand with Java and Nuria, who offer a dream experience in this spot Yes or yes you have to stop at it.
