A Catalan sauce made with tomatoes, onions, aubergines (US: eggplants), courgettes (US: zucchini) and peppers, cooked quickly.

A chalky cheese from Catalonia.

Flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. It makes a noise like a cricket. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat.

A rich fish stew from Catalonia, usually highly seasoned and served in the large, earthenware dish in which it is served.

Dried

Rye