Capón de Vilalba

Originating from the Galician province of Lugo, Capón de Vilalba is a castrated male chicken, traditionally slaughtered and sold a week before Christmas Eve, at the annual Capón de Villalba Fair. Reared in the open and fed on a 100% natural cereal-based diet, the flavorful free-range cockerels of Vilalba have the opportunity to roam freely in search of insects and larvae, which is of great importance from a nutritional point of view and an excellent anti-stress activity.

This makes the meat of Vilalba capons more tender in texture, darker in color and particularly juicy and succulent. In Spain, roasted Capón de Vilalba makes for an essential centerpiece at every Christmas dinner but that doesn't mean it can't be enjoyed year round.