Spain

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Formatjada

Formatjada is a small Menorcan crimped pastry traditionally filled with seasoned lamb or pork, xulla, and sobrasada, then baked until golden.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Freginat

Freginat is a Catalan Lleida dish of pork liver and onion cooked together into a savoury stew.

🇦🇩Catalonia, Andorra

Fricandó amb moixernons

In Catalonia, Fricandó amb moixernons is Catalan veal braised with onion, tomato, wine, and dried mushrooms.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Fried Eggplant with Honey

Berenjenas con miel

Thin strips of eggplant, battered and fried until crisp, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with sesame, a Cordoba tapa.

🇪🇸Spain

Fried Milk

Leche frita

A northern Spanish dessert of milk thickened with flour, sweetened, chilled, cut into pieces, breaded, and fried, then dusted with sugar and cinnamon.

🇪🇸Cantabria, Spain

Fried Squid Strips

Rabas

The Cantabrian version of fried squid: strips or rings lightly battered in flour and fried until crisp, a beloved seaside tapa.

🇪🇸Spain

Fritters

Bunuelos

Light, airy fried dough balls, sometimes filled with cream or chocolate, dusted with sugar, popular at Christmas and All Saints' Day.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Galician Androlla Sausage

Androlla

A traditional Galician semi-dry sausage made from pork spare ribs, skins, garlic, oregano, and pimenton, smoked and dried, then cooked before eating.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Galician Hake

Merluza a la gallega

Merluza a la gallega is Galician hake served with potatoes, garlic, paprika, and olive oil.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Galician Pie

Empanada gallega

A large savory pie from Galicia with a bread or pastry crust, filled with tuna, cod, meat, or seafood, traditionally cut into portions for festivals and gatherings.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Galician Pork with Turnip Greens

Lacón con grelos

In Galicia, Lacón with grelos is Galician cured pork shoulder with turnip greens and potatoes.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Galician Soup

Caldo gallego

Caldo gallego is a Galician soup of potatoes, greens, beans, and pork simmered until the broth is hearty.

🇦🇷Galicia, Argentina

Galician-Style Octopus

Pulpo a la gallega

Tender octopus boiled in copper pots, sliced over boiled potatoes on a wooden plate, dressed with olive oil, coarse salt, and pimenton.

🇪🇸Castile and León, Spain

Gallina en pepitoria

Gallina en pepitoria is a Castile and León hen dish braised in an almond, egg-yolk, and saffron sauce.

🇪🇸Madrid, Spain

Gallinejas

Gallinejas are lamb intestines and offal fried until crisp, a distinctive Madrid street-food preparation.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Garlic Mayonnaise

Allioli

A rich garlic sauce similar to mayonnaise; the traditional Catalan version uses only garlic, salt, and olive oil emulsified without egg.

🇪🇸Spain

Garlic Shrimp

Gambas al ajillo

Shrimp sauteed in sizzling olive oil with minced garlic and a touch of chili, served in a hot clay dish with crusty bread for dipping.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Garrotxa Cheese

Queso Garrotxa

Catalan goat cheese with a grey mould rind.

🇪🇸Extremadura, Spain

Gata-Hurdes Olive Oil

Gata Hurdes

Gata Hurdes is protected olive oil from the Sierra de Gata and Las Hurdes area, with a green-gold appearance.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Gazpacho

Andalusia's refreshing cold soup of blended raw tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar, served ice cold.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Gazpachuelo

Gazpachuelo is a Málaga soup of fish and potato finished with a delicate mayonnaise emulsion.

🇪🇸San Sebastián, Spain

Gilda

Basque pintxo of anchovy, olive and guindilla on a skewer.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Goose Barnacles

Percebes

Goose barnacles harvested from dangerous Galician rocky coasts, briefly boiled and prized for their intense, pure ocean flavor.

🇪🇸Canary Islands, Spain

Green Mojo Sauce

Mojo verde

A green Canary Islands sauce of coriander, parsley, green peppers, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and sea salt, typically served with fish.

🇦🇷Argentina

Grilled Chorizo

Chorizo a la parrilla

A fresh pork and beef sausage seasoned with paprika, garlic, and oregano, grilled until charred outside and juicy inside. The backbone of the asado and the choripán.

🇪🇸Spain

Grilled Shrimp

Gambas a la plancha

Whole shrimp seasoned with sea salt and quickly grilled on a hot iron plate, served with lemon - a simple, perfect tapa.

🇪🇸Basque Country, Spain

Hake Cheeks

Kokotxas

Gelatinous hake cheeks cooked in a salsa verde of olive oil, garlic, parsley, and fish stock, or in a white wine sauce, a Basque delicacy.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Honey Fritters

Pestinos

Deep-fried pastry from Andalusia, flavored with anise and lemon, then bathed in honey or coated in sugar, typical of Holy Week and Christmas.

🇪🇸Castile and León, Spain

Hornazo

Hornazo is a Salamanca savoury pie with a baked crust surrounding a filling of pork products and other meats.

🇪🇸Aragon, Spain

Huesca Almond-Meringue Cake

Pastel ruso

Huesca Almond-Meringue Cake, locally pastel ruso, layers crisp almond meringue around a pale praline cream.

🇪🇸Spain

Iberian Ham

Jamon iberico

Dry-cured ham from Black Iberian pigs, sliced paper-thin and served at room temperature, Spain's most iconic cured meat.

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibizan Fish Boil

Bullit de peix

Bullit de peix is a Balearic fish dish in which fish and potatoes are boiled with herbs, followed by broth or rice.

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibizan Fish Stew

Guisat de peix

Guisat de peix is a Balearic fish and seafood stew with potatoes, tomato, garlic, and saffron.

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibizan Slaughter-Season Rice

Arroz de matanzas

Ibizan Slaughter-Season Rice combines fresh pork, chicken, local mushrooms, and deeply seasoned broth for a winter celebratory dish.

🇪🇸Basque Country, Spain

Idiazabal Cheese

Queso Idiazabal

A Basque sheep's milk cheese made from raw Latxa milk, often lightly smoked over beechwood, with a firm, buttery texture and PDO protection.

🇪🇸Basque Country, Spain

Idiazábal marinado al romero

Idiazábal marinado al romero is firm Basque sheep’s cheese scented with rosemary, with a lightly smoked note and an oil-marinated surface.