Galician cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. These include shellfish, empanadas, polbo á feira, an octopus dish, queixo de tetilla cheese, ribeiro and albariño wines and orujo liquor. As in Asturian cuisine, Galician dishes have kept several Celtic links, namely in different stews. The potato, first arriving in Spain from the Americas in the sixteenth century, is a staple along with maize and wheat and with dairy and meat from cattle, sheep and pigs. Galician bread, a high-hydration bread of indigenous and foreign wheats, received the European Union protected geographical indication in 2019.
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Galician cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients found in the cuisine of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
Uses Ingredient: Potato, Wikipedia article text
Agricultural products such as potatoes, maize, and wheat are also staples in the Galician diet, along with dairy and meat products from cattle, sheep, and pigs; Galicia's grasses are green year-round and are excellent for grazing.
Uses Ingredient: Maize, Wikipedia article text
Agricultural products such as potatoes, maize, and wheat are also staples in the Galician diet, along with dairy and meat products from cattle, sheep, and pigs; Galicia's grasses are green year-round and are excellent for grazing.
Uses Ingredient: Wheat, Wikipedia article text
Agricultural products such as potatoes, maize, and wheat are also staples in the Galician diet, along with dairy and meat products from cattle, sheep, and pigs; Galicia's grasses are green year-round and are excellent for grazing.
Uses Ingredient: Cheese, Wikipedia article text
These include shellfish, empanadas, polbo á feira (a dish made of octopus), cheese queixo de tetilla, ribeiro and albariño wines, and orujo liquor.
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Caldo galego or simply caldo (in Galician), also known as caldo gallego (in Spanish), meaning literally "Galician broth", is a traditional soup dish from Galicia.
Polbo á feira (Wikipedia)
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Polbo á feira (literally meaning "fair-style octopus", or pulpo a la gallega in Spanish, meaning "Galician-style octopus"), is a traditional Galician dish.
Tarta de Santiago (Wikipedia)
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James, is an almond cake or pie from Galicia with its origin in the Middle Ages and the Camino de Santiago.
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