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Terms in Catalan 361-370 of 1164

cranc pelut

[Catalan]

Warty or yellow crab, a small furry crab with very good sweet flavour used in soups.

cranc verd

[Catalan]

Shore crabs. Small crabs used in soups.

creixen

[Catalan]

Cress, generally watercress

cremat

/KREH-maht/
[Catalan]

"Burned." Sweetened coffee flamed with spirit such as brandy or rum and flavoured with cinnamon. A speciality of Catalonia. It also describes food which is well done or gratinéed.

creppe

/krehp/
[Catalan] plural creppes

Pancakes. Crêpes.

crespons

/krehs-POHNS/
[Catalan]

Cannelloni. Popular in Catalonia where they are usually called canalons.

croquete

/kroh-KEH-tuh/
[Catalan] plural croquetes

Croquettes. These may be made with any of a number of ingredients, minced (US: ground) or finely chopped, bound with béchamel sauce, dipped in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried.

cru de peix

/kroo deh PEH-eesh/
[Catalan]

"Raw fish." A fish stew containing tomatoes and flavoured with saffron and paprika.

cruxo

/KROO-shoh/
[Catalan]

Sea bream (US: porgy, scup). A large family of fish which includes black sea bream, bogue, red porgy, dentex, gilt-headed bream . They are usually sold weighing up to 2 lb (1 kg). All have a deep, narrow body, small mouth, big eyes, quite large, tough scales, a single, spiny dorsal fin and a black spot on the shoulder. They are good to eat cooked whole, stuffed and baked or braised.

cua

/KOO-ah/
[Catalan] plural cues

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