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Category Archive for 'Galician'

Galician Empanadas – North-West Spain’s Iconic Dish – via Buenos Aires

Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Galician, Gallego, Genoa, Italian, South America, Spain, Uruguay, baking, duck, history, travel on May 12th, 2010

Being the innate pessimist that I am, watching a small boat being knocked around like a dodgem car on the rollicking, blue-grey seas at the normally placid Jersey Shore this past weekend put me in mind of the Costa de Muerte, the coast of death, on Spain’s north-west coast, where Galician fisherman have taken their [...]

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Pulpo a la Gallega: Pride of Galicia

Posted in Galician, Gallego, Jose Andres, Madrid, Olive Oil, Recipe, Spain, boiled, culture, healthy, octopus, paprika, pimenton, pulpo, racione, seafood, soccer, tapas, tourism, travel on Oct 23rd, 2008

The first time I ate pulpo a la gallega was at a very disreputable-looking food stand not far from the Estadio Balaídos in Vigo, Spain, before watching a soccer match between Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander (it finished 2-2). It was served on a slightly wilted plastic plate with a toothpick that looked suspiciously [...]

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