FIESTA DEL MEJILLÓN (MUSSEL FESTIVAL)

Taste Vigo’s authentic farm mussel

The mussel is the king of the Vigo estuary. Cultivated with traditional techniques and kept in the hundreds of farms that dot the coast of Vigo, mussels can be prepared dozens of different ways. The Vigo Mussel Festival, that will be held in Castrelos Park, on the 7th of September, is the best way to discover a typical mexilonada (mussel fest). In the words of one of the most universal Galician writers, Álvaro Cunqueiro: "(...) the best way to cook them is steamed or in boiling water in a pot, but with little water, the mussel is best cooked in the water it releases. They can be eaten boiled, in a cocktail, pickled, with rice, in pie... "