"Pressed beef." Brisket soaked in brine for around 10 days. It is then cooked with carrots until tender, placed in moulds and weighted. When cold, it is turned out and coated in aspic. It is served in very thin slices with parsley.
Salt beef. Corned beef. Brisket of beef soaked in brine for 6-8 days, rinsed and then simmered with cabbage and root vegetables.
"Beef Stroganoff." A beef dish consisting of strips of beef fillet cooked rapidly in butter with mushrooms, and then warmed through in red wine, cream and lemon.
The juvenile form of the red sea bream (US: pandora), at which point it has blue spots on its back. The eyes are so far forward they almost seem to protrude beyond the front of the face. The back is usually greyish with red lights and fins are red. These fish are very common in Spain and is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve in some parts of the country, especially Castile.
