One good reason to visit Galicia is to enjoy the excellent food, available in many restaurants, shops and markets.
Seafood is its speciality, due to the province´s long shoreline and traditional fishing economy.
Seafood is its speciality, due to the province´s long shoreline and traditional fishing economy.
- Octopus with olive oil and Spanish paprika
- Mussels
- Lobsters
- Squid
- Prawns
- Crabs
- Oysters
- Barnacles
- Sardines and mackerel
Seafood is also used in soups, stews, paellas and pies. Galician pie is a meat or fish pie with a bread-like base. "Caldo gallego" is a soup made from cabbage or turnips tops, potato and a small piece of meat. There are many varieties of this Galician speciality.
Galicia also produces a number of high-quality wines, including Albariño, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras.
To round off this brief look at Galician cuisine, let me not forget its fresh cheeses, pastries and "filloas"(a type of crepe), the most original and delightful dessert that Galicia can offer.
A feast for stomach and eyes!
