Cider consumption has drawn doctors’ attention, who take into account its many physical benefits: diuretic and antirheumatic, it prevents obesity and relieves high blood pressure. Drinking cider moderately protects the vascular system against arterioesclerosis and avoids the formation of kidney stones, while apple pectine prevents heart attacks. There was also an iron cider with energizing…
Categoría: Sidra
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ASTURIAN CIDER/ Breve historia de la sidra asturiana
Some scholars claim that the origin of cider dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece, where the term sikera became sicera in Latin and, eventually, sidra or sidre in the Asturian language. The Romans, in their descriptions of Asturias, already talk about cider and apples, a fruit that represented power, glory and passion for knowledge.According…
Welcome to my cider blog!/ ¡Bienvenido a mi blog sidrero!
You may wonder what kind of name CIDERAYALGA is. Ayalga means «treasure» in the Asturian language, as well as the «fairy guardian of the forest treasures». So that’s what I want to be: a ranger of one of the greatest treasures in Asturias: CIDER! Hope you enjoy my blog and don’t forget to subscribe! Special…