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A FOOD TRADITION

Catalan Cuisine

A Mediterranean tradition from Catalonia combining seafood, vegetables, legumes, pork, and characteristic sweet-savory sauces.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Bacallà a la Llauna

Salt cod is typically floured, browned, and baked in a tin with olive oil, garlic, paprika, and parsley.

Bacallà amb Samfaina

Salt cod is served with samfaina, a Catalan vegetable preparation of tomato, eggplant, bell pepper, onion, and garlic cooked in olive oil.

Bacallà amb Tomàquet

Salt cod is served with a savory tomato sauce made with olive oil, onion, and garlic, often after being lightly floured and browned.

Botifarra amb Mongetes

Grilled or pan-cooked Catalan pork sausage is served with tender white beans, usually finished with garlic and herbs.

Botifarra Dolça

This Catalan sweet pork sausage is cooked with sugar and warm spices, producing a characteristically sweet and savory dish.

Bunyols de Vent

Light Catalan fried fritters made from a choux-like batter of wheat flour, egg, butter, milk, and sugar.

Calçots amb Romesco

Grilled calçots are served with romesco sauce made from roasted pepper, tomato, nuts, bread, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil.

Callos a la Catalana

This Catalan tripe stew combines beef tripe with chickpeas, pork sausage, and a tomato-based aromatic sauce.

Canelons Catalans

Catalan cannelloni filled with roasted meats, covered in béchamel, and baked until golden.

Cap i Pota

A Catalan stew of veal head and foot simmered with chickpeas and a savory onion, garlic, and tomato sofregit.

Cim i Tomba

A Catalan fisherman's stew of firm fish and potatoes layered with onion, garlic, and tomato and cooked until tender.

Coca de Recapte

A Catalan savory flatbread topped with roasted vegetables such as eggplant, red pepper, and onion, sometimes finished with sardines, anchovies, or sausage.

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