The typical combined dish acquires another level in Malaga with the Plato de los Montes. It is the star dish in the traditional and numerous roadside sales of our region, especially in the area of the Carretera del Colmenar, better known as Carretera de los Montes de Málaga. A classic of Malaga’s gastronomy, hearty and generous portion, which carries lomo en manteca “colorá”, fried potatoes, egg, chorizo, blood sausage and fried peppers. Sometimes it is even accompanied by crumbs.
Origin
To discover the origin of Plato de los Montes de Málaga we have to go back to the 30’s when the muleteers -the people in charge of transporting goods by donkey through the mountains of the province- stopped at the inns and needed to stock up on ingredients that would provide the necessary energy to combat the cold and the fatigue of the road and endure the long days of work.
Nowadays it is a traditional dish to have on Sundays, with friends and family and especially recommended for the autumn and winter season, when generous and more energetic dishes are desired.
Peculiarities
Its most common name is Plato de los Montes but, depending on the area of the province of Malaga where we are, we can find it with other names such as plato campero, plato serrano, plato chorreño, plato de Coscojal, sartená de Castaña or pelona de lomo.