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Category Archives: Barcelona
Patxarán
Patxarán (Basque and Pacharán in Spanish) is a sloe (and other botanicals) infused aniseed liqueur which is very popular in Navarra and País Vasco, but you will find it all over Spain these days. Patxarán dates back to the Middle … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Recipes, Spanish
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Tagged Anís, Anís del Mono, aniseed, Badalona, Butanito, Butano, camomile, chamomile, cinnamon, coffee beans, damson, endrinas, Las Endrinas, Navarra, Navarre, orange peel, Pachalón, Pacharán, Pacharán del Bosque, Pacharánsete, Pais Vasco, Patxaran, San Fermín, sloes, Sorbete-rosa, Vaca-rosa, Zoco
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Brandada de Bacalao
Brandada de Bacalao is a delicious emulsion of salt cod, potatoes (not always), olive oil, garlic and milk (or cream). The dish comes from the Països Catalans (Catalan speaking countires), Catalunya, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andora and Roussillon in France. … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Fish, Food, Recipes, Spanish
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Tagged aceite de oliva, ajo, atascaburras, bacalao, bacallà, Bicicletas y Peces, brandada, Brandada de Bacalao, brandada de bacallà, brandade, brandade de morue, cream, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, La Boqueria, leche, milk, patatas, potatoes, salt cod
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Bon Nadal 2023
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Caga tió, Caga torró, Avellanes i mató, Si no cagues bé Et daré un cop de bastó. Caga tió! Caga tió, Tió de Nadal, No caguis arengades, Que … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Calella, Spanish
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Tagged Bon Nadal, Bones Festes, Cataluña, Catalunya, Feliz año nuevo, Feliz Navidad, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas
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Bones Festes 2022
Like the Tió de Nadal, el Caganer (the shitter – no kidding!) is symbolic of a Catalan Christmas. The Caganer is so important that he has become part of the Nativity scene, albeit normally tucked away at the back and … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink
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Tagged Barcelona, barretina, Catalan, Cataluña, Catalunya, Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, el Caganer, Fira de Santa Llúcia, Merry Christmas, Nativity, the shitter, Tió de Nadal
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Faves a la Catalana
Faves a la Catalana (habas a la catalana – Spanish – Catalan Broad Beans) is a classic dish from Catalunya, “One of the gastronomic pillars of the nation. The hegemony of this supreme triad is indisputable” – Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
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Tagged anchovy paste, bay leaf, botifarra negra, broad beans, dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil, faves, faves a la catalana, faves ofegades, garlic, habas, Honeymoon, mint, morcilla, panceta, pork belly, spring onions
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Albóndigas en Salsa
I had a craving for Albóndigas en Salsa (meatballs in sauce) which can only be fixed if one can find them on a Menú del Día – I wanted albóndigas de la abuela hoy (grandma’s meatballs today), so I needed … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
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Tagged Albóndigas en Salsa, albondigas, anchovy paste, breadcrumbs, chicken stock, Con 2 Huevos, cumin, fresh coriander, La Vanguardia, mandonguilles, meatballs, minced beef, Pimentón de la Vera, pork belly, sherry vinegar
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Guisantes Salteados con Beicon
Peas, sautéed with bacon (sometimes jamón) is a very popular starter on a Menú del Día in Barcelona. The bacon can be swapped for small prawns (see here) and I’ve even seen it as a main course with an egg … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Spanish
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Tagged bacon, bay leaf, beicon, chicken stock, dry white wine, garlic, guisantes salteados con beicon, menu del dia, onion, peas, sautéed peas with bacon, thyme, Torres Verdeo
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Botifarra d’ou
Botifarra d’ou (butifarra de huevos in Spanish) is a Catalan sausage made with pork and eggs. This is a variation on the regular meat botifarra, created about three or four hundred years ago, specifically to be eaten on dijous gras … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Drink, Food, Meat, Spanish
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Tagged botifarra d'ou, butifarra de huevo, Carnival, Catalan, Cumberland sausages, dijous gras, eggs, Fat Thursday, Fosc, jueves lardero, Lent, Linguiça Calabresa, pork, sausages, The Meat Hook
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Restaurant Victoria
The weather was good today, so I arranged to have lunch with Jonas at the Victoria. This is an old favourite, the food is good, the Menú del Día is incredibly cheap and we get treated like old friends. This … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged allioli, Batuta, beef short ribs, carajillo, churrasco, guisantes salteados con gambas, Hierbas, menu del dia, pèsols saltats amb gambes, quallada amb mel, restaurant victoria, rosado, vermut de la casa, xurrasco a la graella
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Bones Festes 2021
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Caga tió, Caga torró, Avellanes i mató, Si no cagues bé Et daré un cop de bastó. Caga tió! Caga tió, Tió de Nadal, No caguis arengades, Que … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Calella, Spanish
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Tagged Bon Nadal, Bones Festes, Caga Tió, Cataluña, Catalunya, Feliz año nuevo, Feliz Navidad, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas
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