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Catalan cuisine refers to the cuisine of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Comunidad de Valencia in Spain; as well as French Roussillon. It relies heavily on ingredients found along the Mediterranean coast, including fresh vegetables (especially tomato, garlic, aubergine, red pepper, and artichoke), wheat products (bread, pasta), olive oils from Arbequina, wines, legumes (beans, chick peas), mushrooms, all sorts of pork preparations (sausages from Vic, ham), all sorts of cheese, poultry, lamb, and many types of fish like sardine, anchovy, tuna, and cod. Asian cuisine is a term for the various cuisines of South, East and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. ... ÊÂòàÈ€ū¹ ² ³ ÁHello ... Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of Spanish, French, African, Amerindian and Indian cuisine. ... South Asian cuisine includes the cuisines of the South Asia. ... See the individual entries for: Argentine cuisine Brazilian cuisine Mexican cuisine South American cuisine . ... The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the cuisines of the Middle East. ... North American cuisine is a term used for foods native to or popular in countries of North America. ... Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ... This is a list of famous and notable chefs. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ... For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan, Spanish, Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th in Spain  32 114 km²  6,3% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 2nd in Spain  6 995 206  15,9%  217,82/km² GDP Total (2004) GDP: €157,124 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4 992 km²  1,0% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 14th  916 968  2,2%  183,69/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Catalan  â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... Coat of arms of Roussillon - see also senyera Mount Canigou (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (French: Roussillon, pronounced ; Catalan: Rosselló, pronounced ) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... Binomial name Solanum esculentum Drege ex Dun. ... Species C. annuum (incl. ... Artichokes are three types of vegetables in the daisy family Asteraceae. ... A bottle of olive oil. ... Arbequina olives are a small, brown olive grown in Catalonia, Spain. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of fruit, typically grapes though a number of other fruits are also quite popular - such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant. ... Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ... Freshly cooked pork sausages. ... The abbreviation/acronym VIC (all caps) may have one of several meanings, depending on context: A code for Victoria, Australia The Video Interface Chip from MOS Technology, used in the Commodore VIC-20 home computer (VIC sometimes colloquially refers to the VIC-20 computer itself, or to the VIC chip... For other meanings of ham or Ham, see Ham (disambiguation). ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo or other mammals. ...

Traditional Catalan cuisine uses a lot of pasta (second only to the Italian cuisine) and cod (salted, dried, fresh, etc.). The cuisine includes many preparations that mix sweet and salty and stews with sauces based on botifarra (raw pork sausage) and the characteristic picada (ground almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, etc. sometimes with garlic, herbs, biscuits). Pasta is a type of food made from flour, water, and sometimes eggs, which is mixed, kneaded and formed into various shapes, and boiled prior to consumption. ... Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogahvgfgvbc Cod surfacing This article is about codfish; for other meanings, see COD. Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... Botifarra (pronounced ) is a typical Catalan sausage made of raw pork and spices. ... Freshly cooked pork sausages. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ...

Savory dishes

• Catalan-style cod (with raisins and pine nuts)
• Escalivada (various grilled vegetables)
• Escudella (a soup)
• Esqueixada (salted cod salad with tomato and onion)
• Fuet (a characteristic type of dried sausage)
• Mongetes amb botifarra (beans and pork sausage)
• Pa amb tomàquet (bread with olive oil, rubbed with garlic and tomato)
• Tonyina en escabetx (tuna escabeche)
• Suquet (a seafood casserole)
• "Sea and mountain" dishes (incredible marriages of meat and fish)
• Embotits (generic for different kinds of cured pork meat)
• Calçots (specially cultivated onions, grilled)
• Allioli, a thick sauce made of garlic and olive oil, used with grilled meats or vegetables, and some dishes like Valencian Fideua

Escalivada is a typical preparation of Catalan cuisine that consists of several types of grilled vegetables like eggplants (genus Solanum), sweet red peppers (genus Capsicum), red tomatoes, and sweet onions. ... Escudella is a Catalan stew. ... This page is about the Portuguese dish called Bacalhau, for the semi-legendaric island somtimes called Bacalhau, see Bacalao. ... Fuet is a Catalan thin, cured dry sausage of pork meat in a pork gut. ... Pa amb tomàquet (bread with tomato) is a typical preparation of Catalan cuisine that consists of bread -optionally toasted- with tomato rubbed over and seasoned with olive oil and salt. ... Species See text Tuna, sometimes called tunafish, are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. ... Escabeche (from the Spanish word meaning pickle) refers to both a dish of poached or fried fish that is marinated in an acidic mixture before serving, and to the marinade itself. ... An embutido is a type of sausage found in Spain and Latin America. ... Calçot is a variety of scallion known as Blanca Grande Tardana from Lleida. ... For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. ... Allioli (from all i oli, Catalan/Valencian for garlic and oil, pronounced ah-yee-OH-lee, IPA ) is a typical paste of Valencia and Catalonia. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4. ... Fideuà (from fideu Valencian for noodle, pronounced feeh-deh-wah, SAMPA [fiDewa]) is a typical dish of Valencia, Spain. ...

Sweets and desserts

• Crema catalana (a crème brûlée-style custard with cinnamon)
• Mel i mató, a plain dessert of mató cheese with honey.
• Mona de Pasqua
• Coca de llardons
• Coca de Sant Joan
• Panellets
• Tortell, a typical O-shaped pastry stuffed with marzipan, that on some special occasions is topped with glazed fruit.
• Torró is a nougat-like traditional Christmas confectionery. Nowadays many variants and flavours exist, but the traditional ones are these kinds based on almonds and honey.

Crema catalana is a typical dessert of Catalonia, an autonomous community of Spain, consisting of a custardlike base and a caramelized, crunchy sugar topping. ... Crème brûlée (French, burnt cream, pronounced (IPA) in English; in French) is a dessert consisting of a custard-like base whose sugar topping has been burnt into a delicate, glass-like caramelized layer. ... Binomial name Cinnamomum verum J.Presl Cassia (Indonesian cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Mató (IPA [mÉ™to]) is a Catalan fresh cheese made from cow or goat milk, with no salt added, similar to ricotta or curd cheese. ... A jar of honey, shown with a wooden honey server and scones. ... Panellets are the traditional dessert of the All Saints holiday in Catalonia, together with chestnuts, sweet potatoes or sweet wine. ... Tortell (Catalan [turteλ]) is a Catalan typically O-shaped pastry stuffed with marzipan, that on some special occasions is topped with glazed fruit. ... Fruit shapes molded from marzipan Marzipan is a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. ... Turrón de Alicante Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Valencian or Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ... It has been suggested that turrón be merged into this article or section. ... Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

Wines

There are 11 Catalan wine-growing regions qualified by the INCAVI (The Catalan Institute of Wine): Priorat, Penedès, Catalunya, Costers del Segre, Conca de Barberà, Montsant, Alella, Tarragona, Empordà-Costa Brava, Pla del Bages and Terra Alta. The sparkling wine cava, the Spanish equivalent to champagne, is widely exported. Priorat is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Conca de Barberà is a comarca (county) in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Alella is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. ... Tarragona Ampitheatre Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... This article is about a type of wine; Cava is also an island in Scotland and a part of human anatomy. ... The Champagne appellation highlighted in red Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ...

See also

• Spanish cuisine
• Balearic cuisine

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Balearic Islands cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. ...

External links

• Catalan cuisine in Northern Catalonia (French)
• Catalan recipes (Catalan)
• Suquet recipe