The document summarizes key aspects of Catalan cuisine including typical dishes, meats, desserts, drinks, and famous Catalan chefs. Some highlights include "pa amb tomàquet" (bread with tomato and oil) as a signature dish, "crema catalana" as the most popular dessert, Catalonia being known for its wines like cava, and chefs Carme Ruscalleda, Santi Santamaría, and Ferran Adrià being recognized as influential to Catalan and world cuisine.

1. Catalan Cuisine By: Maria, Irene & Jorge Enter

2. Typical dishes Meat Dessert Drinks Famous Cooks Back

3. Typical dish One of the most typical dishes of Catalonia is “Pa amb tomàquet” (bread with tomato and oil). We normally eat it with sausage, ham or cheese. We also have some typical sauces like “Allioli” (eggs, garlics and oil) and “romesco” (tomatoes, onions, pepper, chilli, almonds and hazelnuts). Back

4. Cold meat “ Fuet de Vic” is an important sausage in Catalonia, especially the one coming from the Osona area. Back

5. Dessert The most popular Catalonian dessert is “crema catalana” (it is made of cinnamon, eggs, vanilla and sugar). Back

6. Drinks : Wine Catalonia is very well-know for its wines. The most famous one that´s often exported is the Penedès cava similar to French champagne. Back

7. Carme Ruscalleda Santi Santamaría Ferran Adrià Cooks Back

8. Carme Ruscalleda Carme Ruscalleda is a famous catalan chef . She has a restaurant called ‘Sant Pau’ in Sant Pol de Mar. Her cuisine is strongly based in Catalan tradition, but it is also open to world influences. She focuses on quality and in-season products as well as adding poetry to her cooking. She often relates the dishes served to a leitmotif explained in the menu, creating a sort of literary concept. Back

9. Santi Santamaría He is a self-taught cook, who has become famous without leaving his native town. He was born in Sant Celoni (Barcelona), and started studying cooking as a hobby. Nowdays, he is one of the most important cooks in Spain. He has won many prizes and has also written some books. Back

10. Ferran Adrià Ferran Adrià Acosta is a chef, who was born on 14th May 1962 in L’hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is the famous chef of the ‘El Bulli’ restaurant in Roses, on the Costa Brava. Today, he is considered one of the best chefs in the world and tops the European Restaurant Ranking. Back