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Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range.

Catalonia

Featured Dishes from Catalonia

Baghrir

Baghrir

Small, spongy semolina pancakes, serve with amlou, honey butter, jam

Harcha

Harcha

Pan-fried semolina flatbread, serve with coffee, tea

Carquinyoli

Carquinyoli

Biscotti, serve with coffee, tea

Catanies

Catanies

Almond confections, almonds covered in, for example, chocolate, caramel, yogurt, coffee, cocoa powder, and a candy coating, several different flavors, created by Bombons Cudié, an artisan chocolate company

Coca de Sant Joan

Coca de Sant Joan

Sweet flatbread topped with dried fruit, nuts, marzipan, cream

Coques

Coques

Flatbread topped with a variety of savory or sweet ingredients such as chocolate, fruit, seafood, cheese, vegetables, meat

Crema catalana

Crema catalana

Crème brûlée

Gateau au yaourt

Gateau au yaourt

Mató de pedralbes

Mató de pedralbes

Flan-like dessert made with lemon zest, cinnamon, saffron, created at the Monastary of Pedralbes

Mel i mato

Mel i mato

Fresh mató cheese drizzled with honey and served with nuts, for example, walnuts

Mona de pascua

Mona de pascua

An elaborate cake/pastry covered with chocolate, nuts and decorations, common during Easter

Neula

Neula

Thin, tube-shaped waffle-like pastry, common during Christmas

Orelletes

Orelletes

Fried dough, similar to elephant ears at American carnivals

Pa de pessic

Pa de pessic

Panellets

Panellets

Small marzipan treats that come in various shapes and flavors, for example, covered in pine nuts, popular around All Saints Day, from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pastel de nata

Pastel de nata

Pastisset

Pastisset

Small pastry/empanada, filled with jam, almonds, cheese, sweet potato

Pedos de monja

Pedos de monja

Small cookies, serve with coffee

Tarta massini

Tarta massini

Layered sponge cake with pastry cream and whipped cream

Tortell de reis

Tortell de reis

Ring-shaped pastry or sweet bread filled with marzipan or whipped cream, may also be topped with glazed fruit, traditionally eaten on January 6 (Epiphany)

Xuixo

Xuixo

Creme-filled pastry

Cafe de olla

Cafe de olla

Coffee brewed in clay pots or jars with cinnamon and panela (raw sugar)

Cava

Cava

Sparkling Catalonian wine

Horchata de chufa

Horchata de chufa

Horchata made with chufa (tiger nuts), serve with fartons (pastries)

Orxata

Orxata

Ratafia

Ratafia

Black cherry liqueur and wine

Albergínies farcides

Albergínies farcides

Eggplants stuffed with a minced meat mixture

Arros a banda

Arros a banda

Rice cooked with fish broth, may also be made with fish, seafood, onions, tomatoes, saffron, paprika, serve with aioli

Arroz caldoso

Arroz caldoso

Soupy rice with shrimp, lobster (arroz con bogavante), clams, chicken, vegetables

Beef

Beef

Bocadillo de calamares

Bocadillo de calamares

Botifarra amb mongetes

Botifarra amb mongetes

Botifarra sausage with beans

Calamares a la plancha

Calamares a la plancha

Calçotada

A winter festival for grilled calçots, commonly served with romesco and salvitxada sauces, includes a variety of grilled meats, sausages, vegetables, wine

Caldereta de llagosta

Caldereta de llagosta

Callos a la madrileña

Callos a la madrileña

Tripe stew, Madrid style, made with ham, blood sausage, chorizo, beef, tomatoes, onions

Chicken

Chicken

Chuleta de cordero

Chuleta de cordero

Conejo a la cazadora

Conejo a la cazadora

Rabbit stewed with wine, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chorizo

Duck

Duck

Eel

Eel

Escudella

Escudella

Stew with beans, sausage, meats, vegetables, pasta

Fideos a la cazuela

Fideos a la cazuela

Noodle casserole in a stoneware pot, made with sausage, chorizo, pork ribs, ham, sofrito, chicken, seafood, shellfish

Fish

Fish

Gall del Penedès

Gall del Penedès

Roosters raised in Penedès, Catalonia, Spain

Girella

Girella

A genus of sea chubs mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Atlantic oceans

Goose

Goose

Habas a la Catalana

Habas a la Catalana

Catalonian fava or broad beans

Hare

Hare

Mar i muntanya

Mar i muntanya

Stewed seafood with chicken, rabbit

Migas de harina

Migas de harina

Durum wheat flour cooked with water and, for example, chorizo, ribs, bacon, peppers, garlic

Partridge

Partridge

Pastel de papa

Pastel de papa

Ground meat and mashed potatoes pie/casserole, similar to shepherd's pie, some versions do not contain meat, and are more like scalloped potatoes

Patatas viudas

Patatas viudas

Stewed potatoes, a dish that is meant to be eaten all by itself, that is, it is widowed

Pollo y Capón del Prat

Pollo y Capón del Prat

Prat chickens and capons raised in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pork

Pork

Rabbit

Rabbit

Romescada

Romescada

Fisherman's stew, fish and/or seafood stew

Samfaina

Samfaina

Stewed tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, served with several dishes

Seafood

Seafood

Sopa de castañas

Sopa de castañas

Suquet de peix

Suquet de peix

Ternera de los Pirineos Catalanes

Ternera de los Pirineos Catalanes

Veal from Aubrac, Gascon and Pyrenean cattle raised in Catalonia, Spain

Trinxat

Trinxat

Potato cakes, made with mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage, pork, bacon

Trout

Trout

Trucha a la navarra

Trucha a la navarra

Trout, stuffed with ham/bacon and bread crumbs, then pan fried, can also be wrapped in ham/bacon

Turkey

Turkey

Vichyssoise

Vichyssoise

Soup with leeks, potatoes, onions, cream, chicken stock, typically served cold

Aceite de Terra Alta

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Aceite de Terra Alta

Extra virgin olive oil made in Terra Alta and Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain using Empeltre, Albequina, Farga and Morrunda olives

Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsià

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Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsià

Extra virgin olive oil made in Baix Ebre and Montsià, Catalonia, Spain, using Farga, Morrunda and Sevillenca olives

Allioli

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Allioli

A sauce of olive oil, garlic and salt, some recipes add egg yolks, served with bread, fish, meats, potatoes, vegetables

Arroz del Delta del Ebro

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Arroz del Delta del Ebro

White or brown rice grown in the Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain using Bahía, Bomba, Fonsa, Montsianell, Sénia and Tebre rice varieties

Avellana de Reus

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Avellana de Reus

Hazelnuts of the Culplana, Gironella, Morella, Negreta and Pautet varieties from Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Baghrir

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Baghrir

Small, spongy semolina pancakes, serve with amlou, honey butter, jam

Bisbe

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Bisbe

Sausage made with pork meat, tongue, fat, blood

Botifarra amb mongetes

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Botifarra amb mongetes

Botifarra sausage with beans

Butifarra

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Butifarra

Pork or pork and beef sausage, several different types, for example, Butifarra Blanca, Butifarra Negra (blood sausage), Botifarra Traidora, Butifarra La Girella, Butifarra de Perol, Butiffara Dulce de Gerona, Butifarra Soledeña, butifarra also refers to a ham sandwich in Peru, Latin America

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Calçot

Green onion, serve with romesco or salvitxada sauce for dipping, commonly grilled at calçotada, winter calçot festivals

Calçot de Valls

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Calçot de Valls

White onion shoots replanted in the ground, from Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Chireta

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Chireta

Haggis-like sausage made with sheep offal, pork belly, rice, spices in a sheep stomach

Clementinas de las Tierras del Ebro

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Clementinas de las Tierras del Ebro

Clementines, a hybrid between tangerine and bitter orange, grown in Catalan Baix Ebre and Montsià, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Coca de recapte

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Coca de recapte

Flatbread topped with roasted red peppers, eggplant, smoked sardines, rosemary

Coques

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Coques

Flatbread topped with a variety of savory or sweet ingredients such as chocolate, fruit, seafood, cheese, vegetables, meat

Ensalada de repollo

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Ensalada de repollo

Shredded cabbage salad

Escalivada

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Escalivada

Grilled vegetables such as eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, onions

Esqueixada

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Esqueixada

Shredded salt cod salad with tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives, hard boiled eggs, serve with crusty bread

Fesols de Santa Pau

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Fesols de Santa Pau

White beans grown in Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain

Fuet

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Fuet

Narrow dry cured pork sausage

Garrotxa

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Garrotxa

Harcha

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Harcha

Pan-fried semolina flatbread, serve with coffee, tea

Les Garrigues

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Les Garrigues

Extra virgin olive oil using Arbequina and Verdiell olives, from Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Llonganissa

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Llonganissa

Mantequilla del Alto Urgel y la Cerdaña

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Mantequilla del Alto Urgel y la Cerdaña

Butter made from the milk of Friesian cows in Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain

Manzana de Gerona

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Manzana de Gerona

Gala, Golden, Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples (Malus domestica Borkh L) grown in Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Mató

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Mató

Mongeta del Ganxet

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Mongeta del Ganxet

White ganxet beans from Vallès, Catalonia, Spain

Nevat

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Nevat

Soft-ripened goat's cheese from Catalonia

Oli de l’Empordà

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Oli de l’Empordà

Extra virgin olive oil made with Argudell, Curivell, Lei de Cadaqués and Arbequina olives in Empordà, Catalonia, Spain

Pa de Pagès Català

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Pa de Pagès Català

Round country or farmhouse bread, from Catalonia, Spain

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