SPANISH DISHES

Seafood Paella

A combination of shellfish and seafood cooked together with a tomato sauce, sofrito sauce, fish stock, and rice.

Rabo De Toro

One of the most delicious cold-weather dishes in Spain is bull tail (oxtail) stew.

Patatas Bravas🌱

There are two main styles you’ll come across: one is the more common mayonnaise-based sauce packed with garlic (alioli) and the other is the tomato-based slightly spicy sauce.

Croquetas  ** vegetarian option available

They’re made by breading and frying a variety of ingredients held together by a thick béchamel sauce. Croquetas can be made with cooked ham, roast pork, beef, chicken, fish or vegetables.

Jamón Iberico  

Spanish cured Iberian ham. jamón de bellota is the most expensive kind and  it  comes from pigs which have been fed with acorns.

Chorizo

Spanish chorizo is made from coarsely chopped pork and pork fat, seasoned with garlic, pimentón – a smoked paprika – and salt. It is generally classed as either picante (spicy) or dulce (sweet), depending upon the type of pimentón used.

Queso Manchego🌱

Manchego is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed.

Tortilla De Patatas🌱

The Spanish tortilla recipe is arguably the most common dish in the peninsula. It has only five ingredients (and onion-haters would argue only four!): eggs, onion, potato, olive oil, salt.

Gazpacho🌱

Gazpacho  is a cold soup and drink made of raw, blended vegetables. It originated in the southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula and spread into other areas.

Pulpo Gallego (Galician style Octopus) 

A simple dish with only four ingredients: boiled octopus, olive oil, paprika and salt.

Fried squid

One of the most common dish of all Mediterranean countries., depending the way it is coated in it can be Calamares a la Andaluza style or Calamares a la Romana.

Gambas al Ajillo

Big juicy shrimp, swimming in tasty olive oil and garlic sauce.

CATALAN DISHES 

Fideua

Cooked in the same style and pan as the paella, fideua is best described as paella made with pasta instead of rice. 

Esquiexada

The typical Catalonian desalinated salt cod or octopus  salad.  Esquixada is made with a mix of peppers, tomatoes, onions, and olives and  extra virgin olive oil.

Calçots🌱

Calçots are a member of the onion family that are traditionally eaten grilled  dipped  into plenty of romesco sauce!

Bombas

 Similar to croquetas but made with mashed potatoes and stuffed with ground meat or even cooked spiced octopus.They’re usually smothered in a tangy sauce.

Pà Amb Tomàquet (Bread With Tomato Catalan style)🌱

Simplicity sometimes is perfection. Catalan people are very proud of their bread and tomato and they even use special tomatoes that are soft enough in order to be shredded on top of toasted bread.

Fuet

Fuet is a Catalan thin, dry-cured, sausage of pork meat in a pork gut. 

Butifara amb fesols 

Typical Catalan dish with Butifara sausage and white beans. 

Escalivada🌱

Smoky grilled vegetables. It typically consists of roasted eggplant and bell peppers with olive oil and sometimes onion, tomato, minced garlic, and salt.

Cargols a la llauna 

Caragols a la llauna is a delicacy of Catalan cuisine. It is a simple plate for land snails cooked on a grill, or in a llauna in an oven. They are served with aioli or vinagrette

Trinxat

 Made with potatoes, cabbage and pork meat, and resembles bubble and squeak. 

Fricando

Veal cooked with plums, pine nuts, tomatoes, onions and a kind of mushrooms called rovellons.

Escudella

 A traditional Catalan  meat and vegetable stew and soup. There is version of escudella  that includes a special type of pasta known as galets.

DRINKS 

Tempranillo wine

Temranillo is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. One of the most famous Tempranillos comes from the region of Rioja.

Vermut 

Catalan vermouth is a sweet herb and cinnamon flavour beverage. Spanish vermouths are vastly different from their Italian, they are lighter and less bitter and taste sweeter.

Cava 

Cava is a traditional method Spanish sparkling wine produced mainly in the Penedès region of Catalonia. It is most often made using a blend of Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel. lo grapes. It can be either white or rosé.

Sangria

Sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits.

DESSERTS 

Crema catalana 

Crema catalana is a custard made from egg yolks, milk, sugar, cornflour, and aromatics, typically lemon zest, cinnamon, or vanilla, with a crisp caramel crust.

Mel i  Mató (Honey and Mató cheese)

Mel i Mato is a Catalan dessert made from mató – a fresh cheese found in Catalonia made from cow or goat's milk without any added salt.

Carquiñolis 

Carquinyolis are traditional Catalan versions of biscotti, similar to the Tuscan cantuccini. They are made with a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and toasted almonds, and sometimes anise and lemon

Churros

Deep-fried unsweetened dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They are normally eaten for breakfast dipped in hot chocolate.