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Like anywhere else in Spain, the people of Girona are a tapas-eating people. Tapas are traditional little finger foods and snacks that are served with liquor. They can range from a few pieces of olives, to bigger portions of gambas ( shrimp ), sausages ( chorizo ), cheese, to full meals. All over Girona , one won't have any trouble locating a tapas bar to sample some of the house tapas. In fact, wherever there is one tapas bar, there are guaranteed to be other bars not very far away.
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Glossary of Catalan Cuisine
First courses:
Amanida catalana - a fresh tossed salad, usually made of lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and carrots, with toppings of eggs, anchovies, or tuna.
Cal - grilled green onions served with a spicy sauce made from chili, garlic, tomatoes, and almonds.
Canalons - a Spanish version of the Italian cannelloni. This is a pasta dish loaded with a variety of meat and bechamel sauce and topped with parmigiano.
Escalivada - roasted eggplant stuffed with red pepper and onion and smothered in olive oil.
Escudella i carn d'olla - a stew that is a mix of meat, sausages, turnips, garbanzos, cabbage, and a variety of other ingredients.
Espinacs a la catalana - lightly boiled spinach that is fried in oil with raisins and nuts.
Exqueixada - sliced cod salad with olives, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and an olive oil dressing.
Faves a la catalana - broad beans fried in olive oil with mushrooms, ham, and garlic.
Fideos con almejas - noodles with clams.
Fideujat - noodles with fish.
Gazpacho - soup of tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, and onions served with egg garnishings and other vegetables.
Pan amb tomaquet - slices of bread smothered with tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, and pepper.
Paella - a rice dish with various other ingredients and garnishings thrown in, especially shellfish, squid, shrimp, chicken, and pork.
Pimientos de piquillo - red bell pepper that is oven baked, stuffed with a wide variety of ingredients, and then deep fried in batter.
Sopa de ajo - garlic soup with garnishings of egg.
Sopa de bolets - wild mushroom soup.
Tortilla - Spanish omelet made with potatoes and onions and possibly other vegetables.
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Entrees:
Arros a banda - a dish of rice and fish that is topped with garnishings and then baked.
Arros negre - squid stuffed with rice and cooked in the squid's black ink. The name literally translates to black rice.
Arros amb feseola i naps - rice with turnips and beans.
Arros empedrat - rice cooked with codfish and tomatoes topped with a layer of white beans.
Bacalla a la viscaina - codfish cooked with dried pepper and onion.
Cassolet - stew of pork and beans.
Fabada - white bean stew with chunks of the chorizo sausage and ham.
Girella - a dish of rice and lamb.
Magret - roast duck breast.
Mar y cielo - a stew consisting of various kinds of sausage, rabbit, shrimp, and fish.
Paella - a rice dish with various other ingredients and garnishings thrown in, especially shellfish, squid, shrimp, chicken, and pork.
Peuada - pig trotters (feet) stewed with eggs in a thick sugar sauce.
Suquet de peix - fish stew with tomato sauce and potatoes.
Truita a la navarra - trout stuffed with meat such as ham and then deep-fried.
Xai a la brasa - lamb chops grilled over a charcoal flame.
Xai al forn - lamb baked in an oven.
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Desserts:
Bisbalenc - cylindrical-shaped puff pastry stuffed with sugared zucchini and coated with pine nuts.
Bombons de music - a tart made of dried fruit and nuts. Usually served with a sweet wine called moscatel.
Carquinyols - hard almond cookies.
Coca - unleavened bread that is oval-shaped and topped with a variety of sweets and nuts. A very popular pastry.
Crema catalana - a kind of pudding sealed with a coating of caramel.
Flaona - a popular pastry from the town of Figueres which is stuffed with cheese or cream.
Flam - a custard made of vanilla and eggs.
Mató - a soft white cheese, usually served with honey.
Panellets - marzipan that is crusted with fruits and nuts.
Pastís de pinyons - a tart made from pine nuts.
Tortell - a large ring-shaped pastry that is covered with a layer of candied fruits, nuts, and stuffed with marzipan.
Xuixo - a cylindrical pastry with cream in the center.
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Tapas:
Bacallá a la llauna - baked codfish soaking in olive oil and paprika and other spices.
Bull - a kind of sausage made of pork, fat, and spices.
Callos - stewed ox tripe served with slices of chorizo sausage.
Cargols a la llauna - baked snails served in different kinds of sauces.
Cheese - various types of cheese can be found in tapas bars.
Chipirones - battered young squid that is deep-fried.
Empanada - a crusty pastry that is stuffed with meat, potatoes, carrots, eggs, and many other fillings.
Ensalada rusa - a Russian salad of boiled vegetables in mayonnaise and garnished with bits of tuna.
Ensalada de verano - a salad of potatoes, tomatoes, olives, tuna, and basically anything and everything else.
Jamon - cured ham.
Longanisa de aragon - a cured sausage.
Olives - one of the quintessential Spanish favorites.
Patatas bravas - fried potato cubes served with a hot sauce.
Pulpo a la gallega - octupus boiled and then served with olive oil and spices.
Sardinas a la plancha - pan fried sardines served with garlic and parsley garnishings.
Sobrasada - a type of soft, spicy sausage.
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Here is a partial listing of restaurants in the city of Girona . The list represents a good cross-section of menus of different types of cuisine, from native Catalan to Basque to Oriental.
Albereda
Address: Albereda, No. 7, Girona.
Telephone: 972 226 002
Barazza
Address: Ronda Ferran Puig, No. 39, Girona.
Telephone: 972 203 501
Boira
Address: Pl. Independ No. 10, Girona.
Telephone: 972 218 443
Ca La Pilar
Address: Pont Major, No. 124, Girona.
Telephone: 972 217 379
Cal Ros
Address: Cort Reial, No. 9, Girona.
Telephone: 972 217 379
Can Falgas
Address: Ctra. Sta. Coloma, No. 116, Girona.
Telephone: 972 235 039
Can Marc
Address: Figuerola, No. 34, Girona.
Telephone: 972 224 929
Casa Dalmau
Address: Crta. Sant Gregori, No. 130, Girona.
Telephone: 972 213 673
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