Recipes

Taula dembotits catalanfood

Charcuterie Board

The custom of pairing tomato bread with “embotits”, and cheeses as a lazy day dinner is very common and popular in Catalonia.
Canelons catalanfood

Canelons

In Catalonia, cannelloni are synonymous with celebration, dinner parties, and family reunions.
Brandada catalanfood

Brandada

First prepared in Occitan kitchens, this simple dish is a creamy, uniform spread that combines warm oil and milk, chopped salt cod, and garlic.
Carquinyolis catalanfood

Carquinyolis

In Catalonia, carquinyolis are a small dessert made out of flour, sugar, and almonds, with a distinctive crunchy texture.
Panellets catalanfood

Panellets

Panellets rolled in pine nuts may be the most traditional variety, but there are also many others.
Olives fregides catalanfood

Fried Olives

Catalonia is a land of many olive oils—and excellent ones, at that. We could map out the oils made from both virgin and ripe olives
Pesols amb sipia catalanfood

Peas with Cuttlefish

The Garrofal or Llavaneres pea, known as “the green pearl of Maresme,” is said to have first been grown by fishermen.
Sardines en escabetx catalanfood

Pickled Sardines

Escabetx is a preservation method that, alongside salt curing, is essential to preserving food without refrigeration.
Torro dagramunt catalanfood

Agramunt’s Torró

In Catalonia, nougat, or torró, is synonymous with Christmas—a Christmas without torrons is well-nigh inconceivable.