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Terms in Catalan 861-870 of 1164

petxina variada

[Catalan] plural petxinas variadas

Variegated scallop. This is the middle sized, variegated scallop with 30 ribs. The main difference between this and the pilgrim scallop, aside from being smaller, is that it has two cupped shells rather than one flat and one cupped.

petxinot de sang

[Catalan] plural petxinotes de sang

Smooth clam or brown Venus clam.

peuada

/peh-oo-AH-dah/
[Catalan]

A mousse made with pig's trotters. It is served as a savoury or may be sweetened as a dessert.

peu blau

[Catalan]

"Blue foot." Wood blewit. A bright lilac blue mushroom with fresh clean flavour and excellent with potatoes.

peu de cabrit

[Catalan]

Goose barnacle

peu de cabrit

/kah-LOHG-noh-mee/
[Catalan]

Noah's ark. A small shellfish or clam. It is usually eaten raw, when it is quite tough and chewy, or cooked like mussels and included in pasta dishes.

peus

/PAY-oos/
[Catalan]

Feet

peus de porc

/PEH-oosh deh pork/
[Catalan]

Pig's trotters

picada

/pee-KAH-dah/
[Catalan]

A paste made with pounded bread, chopped parsley, almonds, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil. Used as a basis for sauces.

picagallina

[Catalan]

Chickweed. A plant which grows wild near streams and on wasteland and may be eaten raw in salads, cooked in the same way as spinach or used to make soup.