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Catalonia
It is a place of unparalleled wealth, its cities, its culture, tradition, customs, and its architecture.
The. People of this region have a strong attachment to their cultures that contrasts with their openness to modernity and progress.
The people of Catalonia and especially those of Barcelona are enterprising people, with a strong tendency to create wealth.
They are open to knowing new cultures and establishing businesses in different parts of the world.
It is a place with the greatest openness, in that sense, in all of Spain.
Escalivada Catalana.
Fricandó
Escalivada is a dish that is eaten cold in summer, it has aubergines and peppers roasted on the grill or in an oven. Once roasted, they are left to cool and the skin and seeds are removed. They are cut into strips and spread out in a source
Fricandó is a filleted beef stew with mushrooms. They can be fresh seasonal mushrooms or "moixernons", they are dried dehydrated mushrooms that give a lot of flavor.
Fish sauce
Esqueixada de Bacallà
Suquet is a fisherman's dish, it is a stew that can be grouper, bream, monkfish, hake. A broth is made with rock fish. In addition, a sauce in which the fish is put and to which broth is added, as well as some potato slices.
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Esqueixada tearing is due to the fact that the cod is broken into small pieces with the hands, the cod is placed in a bowl and chopped tomatoes, pieces of pepper and olives are added, then seasoning everything with salt, vinegar and olive oil. There are variants with tuna or anchovies.
Catalan cake
Catalan Roast Chicken
Coca is a pizza-type bread base that can be filled with different salty and sweet ingredients.
The Chicken the chicken in a casserole, sautéing it with tomato, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt and oil. Once it takes color, pour a glass of brandy, which is allowed to evaporate. Water is poured in and when it boils plums and pine nuts are added. Let it cook until there is no liquid left. The chicken must be very tender.
Catalan cream
It is a famous cream made with milk, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon peel.
At the end it is sprinkled with white sugar and burned with a small torch or a hot iron shovel.