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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Coca de Sant Joan

A festive Catalan sweet bread enriched with eggs, butter, and milk and commonly decorated with candied fruit, sugar, or custard.

Coca de Vidre

A very thin, crisp Catalan sweet flatbread glazed with sugar and often scented with anise.

Conill amb Caragols

A Catalan braise of rabbit and land snails cooked with sofregit, picada, herbs, and stock until tender.

Conill amb Xocolata

Rabbit is braised with aromatics and dark chocolate, often enriched with a Catalan picada, to make a savory-sweet stew.

Crema Catalana

A chilled Catalan custard made with milk, egg yolks, sugar, citrus zest, and cinnamon, traditionally finished with a caramelized sugar crust.

Escalivada

Escalivada is a Catalan preparation of roasted eggplant, bell pepper, and onion dressed with olive oil and served at room temperature or cool.

Escudella i Carn d'Olla

A substantial Catalan boiled-dinner dish combining a rich meat-and-vegetable broth with meats, vegetables, chickpeas, and large pasta shells.

Esqueixada de Bacalao

Esqueixada de Bacalao is a Catalan cold salad of flaked salted cod with tomato, onion, olive oil, vinegar, and often olives.

Fideuà de Gandia

A Valencian-style noodle paella from Gandia in which short wheat noodles are cooked with seafood and fish stock until concentrated and lightly toasted.

Fricandó

A traditional Catalan stew of thinly sliced beef braised with mushrooms, onion, and a lightly thickened savory sauce.

Llibrets de Llom

These Catalan breaded pork-loin parcels are filled with ham and cheese, then coated and fried or baked.

Mar i Muntanya

A Catalan surf-and-turf dish combining chicken with prawns or other seafood in a richly seasoned onion, garlic, and tomato sauce.

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