Bread of Alfacar is a Protected Geographical Indication seal that protects and identifies the baking tradition of Alfacar, a town in the province of Granada . It contains wheat flour, sourdough, yeast, salt and water from the Alfacar spring. The Alfacar bread is produced in different formats from the same original dough. Its crumb is flexible, with a mild flavor, creamy white in color, with abundant and irregular pores. This bread is ideal to accompany typical dishes of the area such as setas fritas, alimoje con bacalao or choto al ajillo .
The municipalities authorized for its production are Alfacar, a town of five and a half thousand inhabitants, and Víznar, with less than a thousand. Both are located at the foot of the La Alfaguara Mountain Range, about 5 km north of Granada. Alfacar and Víznar have historically been towns supplying bread to the city of Granada.