The Catalan cuisine is part of the Mediterranean diet, typical of Spain and the West of Europe. Catalonia is one of the regions with more culinary tradition and this is demonstrated by the variety of dishes that it has. Its most famous dishes include a variety of seafood, mountain and garden, such as fish, red meat and vegetables. In the whole Catalan community, the province where you can taste the typical dishes of Catalonia is undoubtedly Barcelona, the tourist heart of the province and the place where you can find the best restaurants in Spain.
Catalonia has promoted a gastronomic culture, very autochthonous. Its typical dishes highlight thanks to the taste that gives them their greatest preparation: the romesco sauce; which is made of tomato, peppers of romesco, roasted garlic, almonds, hazelnuts, parsley and pine nuts. This sauce served with bread and other dishes, is an explosion of flavors on the palate.
Iberinbound as an incoming travel agency specialized in groups, with its wine and gastronomy tours in Spain can transport you to a new world of tastes, smells and textures, where the wine is the main character and the local cuisine is it biggest ally. A curious fact that you can explore with the help of its incoming tour operators and its touristic guides, is that the first cookbook of all Europe, was printed in Spain, back in 1477 d.C.
What you should taste in you travel for Catalonia?
– Pà pagès. It’s the bread par excellence of Barcelona with which its make the most typical Catalan cuisine dish, pa amb tomàquet (bread with tomato).
– Escalivada: It’s a typical Spanish salad and is made with onions, tomatoes, peppers and grilled eggplant. Usually it served on a slice of toasted pagès pà and is complements with filleted anchovies.
– Amb peix suquet cloïsses. This dish is a stew that is made up of different types of fish, clams and shrimp, is normally accompanied by a light sauce and a grass of white wine.