Four years have passed since the kings’ visit to Soria amid the pandemic and now an amusing anecdote has been revealed from Doña Letizia at the Casa Augusto Aranz restaurant in the Castilian city’s Plaza Mayor. The owner of the establishment, Toribio Aranzo, spoke of the queen’s curious reaction when she saw a tray full of torezzono. “I was with a tower of Torreznos and he came straight to me and told me: ‘I want this and I want this because I see them so well, it must be great’. It surprised me,” said Toribio, better known as Tori, in day of soria. “I told him: ‘I don’t know, worry, we’ll give you something to take with you.’ And he told me: ‘Yes, because my daughters like them a lot too,’ he added.
© casaaugustoarranzThe kings liked this delicacy so much that Don Felipe, visiting Soria in late September, remembered the torejnos and wanted to try them again. However, the owner of the restaurant said that it could not be done as the place was closed for the holidays.
© casaaugustoarranzNevertheless, Don Felipe had no choice but to eat Torreznos. Before reaching the Palacio de la Jarzuela, his official residence, he stopped at Area 103, a roadside restaurant in Guadalajara, where he tried its famous torejnos. “I heard about them and wanted to try them. He ordered grilled glass peppers and one of the house specialties, roast lamb. For the sweet, fruity,” he revealed to Hola! Ana Isabel Rebolo, one of the owners of this family business with over 125 years of history.
© GTRESIt was on July 15, 2020 when the monarchs visited Soria as part of their tour of Spain to promote the return to activity, promote tourism and personally thank the efforts made during the Covid. “Today we had the pleasure of meeting Their Majesties Felipe and Letizia in person. We have been talking about torreznos And we hope that you have already been able to enjoy them after a one-day visit to our country. Thank you,” they shared from Casa Augusto Arranz on their social networks. “We want to thank the kings for today’s visit to our restaurant, we hope you enjoy them and we invite you all to come and try them.
