Costa Brava Guide

Canalones a la Catalana - At the other end of the price spectrum we find cannelloni, the popularity of which can no doubt be traced back to the arrival of Italian cooks to Catalonia. The cannelloni are similar to their Italian counterparts the are found especially around Barcelona. Canalones a la Catalana is made from ...

Crema Catalana - If the sight of crema catalana looks familiar, it is because of its similarity to the French creme brulee. In fact, there are those that opinion that it was in Catalonia that the dessert originated, but then the French always had the better marketing men. Crema catalana is made from egg yolk, ...

Pan a la Catalana - Enter any bar in Catalonia and you will be hard pressed not to find the 'national dish' pan a la Catalana (Catalan bread) on the menu. This rather grand sounding name comprises at its most basic bread, usually a firm rustic loaf, on to which ripe tomatoes are squeezed, and is finished off by ...