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lanzón

[Spanish] plural lanzónes

Greater sand eel.

lapa

[Spanish] plural lapas

Limpet. A conical, univalve shellfish. These they may be cooked by washing them and then boiling them for about 5 minutes in seawater (or heavily salted water) is recommended. They have a small amount of meat and it is inclined to toughness, like a lot of those things that cling onto rocks. Alternatively the meats can be dug out and used in fish stews or chowders or in sauces to garnish other fish.

La Palma

[Spanish]

A cheese. (PDO).

Largo

/LAHR-goh/
[Spanish] plural Largos

A popular variety of chilli.

La Rioja

[Spanish]

A region south of the Basque country where very good quality, meaty red wines are made. This goes well with the game, including partridge and rabbit, that is abundant in the region. In the rivers, freshwater crayfish, knowns as cangrejos, are found in rivers, as are trout.

lasaña

[Spanish]

Lasagna. Broad sheets of pasta, about 5 cm (2 inches) (2 inches) wide, used for baking and usually made with egg pasta.

lattuga coltivata

[Spanish] plural lattugas coltivatas

Lettuce

laurel

/lah-OO-rehl/
[Spanish] plural laureles

Bay leaves

lavaplatos

[Spanish]

Dishwasher, increasingly electric, thankfully for many scullery maids and platewashers in the past.

leche

/LEH-cheh/
[Spanish] plural leches

Milk