A FOOD TRADITION
Madrilenian Cuisine
Madrilenian cuisine grew from the capital’s central location, courtly history, immigrant communities and links to the surrounding Castilian plateau. It combines legumes, pork, beef, offal, seafood brought through trade, vegetables and bread, with long simmering, frying and tavern-style cooking especially important. Cocido madrileño is a chickpea-based boiled meal served in courses; callos a la madrileña is tripe stewed with paprika and cured meats; and bocadillo de calamares is a fried squid sandwich associated with the city. The tradition is urban and regional rather than merely administrative.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Bocadillo de calamares
Madrid's familiar calamari sandwich: fried, flour-coated squid rings tucked into a split bread roll.
Callos a la madrileña
A rich Madrid tripe stew traditionally cooked with chorizo, blood sausage, tomato and paprika.
Cocido madrileño
Madrid's emblematic chickpea stew, with vegetables, mixed meats and noodle soup served in successive courses known as vuelcos.
Madrid bartolillos
Small traditional Madrid pastries formed like turnovers, filled with pastry cream and fried.
Soldaditos de Pavía
A traditional Madrid tapa of battered, fried cod associated with a red-pepper accompaniment.
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