Catalan cuisine has some affinity with French, which is not surprising considering the geography.

There we learned that Andorran food is very similar to Catalan cuisine.

What appeals to me most about Catalan cuisine is its simplicity, paired with a true respect for natural ingredients.

Catalan cuisine is made up of just a dozen or so ingredients, woven and interwoven in varied ways.

In Catalan cuisine lard is used to make the dough for the pastry known as coca.

Catalan cuisine seems merely to stretch its arms and gather whatever is in its geographical path.

In Catalan cuisine olive oil is used, instead of butter, and fried garlic is added to the mixture.

His style was a modern interpretation of traditional Catalan cuisine and slow food, focusing on fresh Mediterranean ingredients.

Our mission was to learn the local ingredients, cook a meal to dazzle the local food elite and fall in love with Catalan cuisine.

Following are some of the better places to sample both traditional Catalan cuisine and nueva cocina Catalana.

Catalan cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine from Catalonia.

Catalan cuisine is rich, pa amb tomàquet and botifarra are typical food of Catalonia.

Samfaina (Ratatouille) and Cocas are typical of Catalan cuisine generally.

The origin of this dish is disputed, as tomato is relatively new to Catalan cuisine (it came from America only after the 15th century).

Perhaps most significantly, Andrews got a contract to write a book on Catalan cuisine based on an article he'd written for Met Home.

Variants of the boudin noir occur in French, Belgian, Cajun and Catalan cuisine.

They are also used in gazpacho (Spanish cuisine) and pa amb tomàquet (Catalan cuisine).

(See also Valencian cuisine and Catalan cuisine)

In Catalan cuisine, calçot is a variety of green onion traditionally eaten in a calçotada (plural: calçotades).

Chef Nandu Jubany raises vegetables, herbs, and livestock for his refined versions of traditional Catalan cuisine.

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Like Britain's Blumenthal, Freixa has a wizard's touch with unexpected flavours, fusing traditional Catalan cuisine and seasonal produce.

It can be regarded as part of a wider Catalan cuisine, since it shares many dishes and ingredients with Catalonia and the Valencian Community.

'The Essential Dishes of Barcelona' or 'Wine in Barcelona' would be handy reading in any city where Catalan cuisine is available.

Choose the older, more southerly one, its walls scarcely visible for posters and the photos of the famous and less than famous who have enjoyed its fine Catalan cuisine.