Catalan cuisine is healthy and based on the Mediterranean diet of beans, pulses, fish, meats, vegetables and olive oil. A typical simple dish is toasted bread rubbed with olive oil, garlic and fresh tomatoes. Famous Catalan chefs include Carme Ruscalleda, renowned for her restaurant Sant Pau, Ferran Adrià who headed innovative restaurant El Bulli, and Santi Santamaria, the first Catalan chef to receive three Michelin stars for his restaurant Can Fabes.

1. Catalan Cuisine

2. Catalan food, like Spanish food on the whole is
excellent
Catalan food is very healthy and is part of the
famed Mediterranean diet that is rich in beans,
pulses, fish, meats, vegetables and olive oil.

3. One of our typical dishes to eat although
incredibly simple is “pà de pages torrat amb
tomàquet, oli d’oliva i all” (traditional bread that
is toasted, rubbed with olive oil, garlic and fresh
crushed tomatoes).
We normally eat it
with ham or cheese !

4. How to make “Pa Amb Tomàquet”
• Grill or toast bread slices and serve at the table hot. It
might be best to put them in a bread basket and cover
them with a linen towel to keep the bread warm.
• Rub toasted bread with the garlic halves
• Next, rub the tomato halves into the toast.
• Drizzle the slices with decent olive oil to taste, then
sprinkle with some sea salt.

5. “Butifarra amb mongetes”
• Typical sausages, beans, garlic and parsley. It’s delicious
!!

6. “Esqueixada de bacallà”
• An exquisite salad elaborated with cod, tomatoes,
onions, olives, hard boiled eggs and peppers.

7. Sauces
• We also have typical sauces, like “Allioli” which consist
on eggs, garlic and oil.
• And “Romesco” with tomatoes,
onions, peppers, chilli, almonds
and hazelnuts.

8. Desserts
• The most popular and traditional Catalan dessert is
“Crema Catalana”. The main ingredients are cinnamon,
eggs, vanilla and sugar.

9. Drinks
• The most famous Catalan drink is “cava”. It’s similar to
French Champagne

10. Famous Catalan Cooks
• Here you can find some famous Catalan Chefs:
• Carme Ruscalleda i Serra is a renowned Catalan Chef
of the restaurant Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar, near
Barcelona. She also owns and manages the restaurant Sant
Pau de Tokyo in Japan.
In 1991 it obtained its first Michelin guide star and in 2006
obtained its third Michelin star.

11. FERRAN ADRIÀ
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef
born on May 14th, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de
Llobregat.
He was the head chef of "El Bulli"
restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava.
He is considered one of the best chefs in
the world.
In 2004, he was in the list of the ten best
chefs in Time magazine.

12. SANTI SANTAMARÍA
Santiago Santamaria i Puig was born in
1957 and died last year in Singapore of a
heart attack.
He was known as Santi Santamaria, he
was a famous Catalan Chef.
He was the first Catalan chef and owner to
have his restaurant receive three stars
from the Michelin Guide in 1994.
The name of his restauran is Can Fabes.