Specialities from Valencia: chufa almonds and dried kakis

�It�s important to continually surprise people with new items�, believes Rafael Perucho as he hands his visitors his dried fruits: persimmons known as kakis, which enjoy protected geographical designation status throughout Europe. This tells consumers that the orange-coloured fruit, which has a firm flesh and is high in vitamin A, originates solely from a clearly defined cultivation area in the autonomous province of Valencia.