Galician Cuisine

Galician cuisine is the cuisine of the Galician people, primarily of the Galicia region of northwestern Spain.

Galician(gallego)

Celtic-Romance ethnic group

Ingredients

soft wheat flour, or country wheat(trigo del país)

garlic, onion

paprika(pimento)

waxy potato

mussel(mejillones), octopus(polbo)

european hake(merluza), turbot(rodaballo)

Dishes

• pan gallego
• empanadas: savory leavened pastry with fish, meat, or other filling
• mussels in vinegar(mejillones a la vinagreta)
• fair-style octopus(polbo á feira): octopus seasoned with paprika, usually with potato
• boiled fish and vegetables
• caldo gallego