In addition to the seafood that arrives to our port daily, A Coruña has magnificent farms and vegetable gardens in the vicinity. A few kilometres outside the city, the biosphere reserve Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo is committed to a sustainable food system (as well as being the first certified ecotourism destination in Galicia).

This territory brims with crops, featuring traditional varieties such as the Santiago black tomato, the Betanzos onion and cabbage, or the grape varieties Branco Lexítimo and Agudelo, recognised by the EU quality seal of protected geographical indication (PGI) Viño da Terra de Betanzos. 

Food products include Piñeira chickens, Carral bread and empanadas, Sada sardines, Lorbé mussels (Designation of Origin Mexillón de Galicia), Betanzos omelette, cheeses, jams, honey, aromatic and medicinal plants, seaweed for culinary purposes...