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palmatoria

[Spanish] plural palmatorias

Candlestick

Palmero

[Spanish]

A cheese. (PDO).

palmito

[Spanish] plural palmitos

Palm heart. The heart of the coconut palm is particularly favoured.

palo de amasar

[Spanish] plural palos de amasar

Rolling pin

paloma

[Spanish] plural palomas

Pigeon

paloma bravía

[Spanish]

Rock pigeon. Rock pigeons breed in caves on steep cliffs, mainly on the coast but sometimes in the mountains. The city pigeons which are so ubiquitous are escapees which were originally kept in pigeon houses for meat, but then bred so successfully that they are now a pest.

paloma torcaz

[Spanish]

Woodpigeon

palometa negra

[Spanish] plural palometas negras

Ray’s bream. A type of sea bream or porgy. Confusingly, in the US this is known as pomfret which, in the UK, is a quite different fish.

palometa roja

[Spanish] plural palometas rojas

Alfonsino or (incorrectly) red bream. A deep-bodied fish which may be treated in the same way as true sea breams. It is a versatile fish and may be poached, baked, fried or cooked by any means.

palomete blanca

[Spanish]

Pompano. A small, plump, oily marine fish with a yellow to greenish-blue back. It has a deeply forked tail. It is fished in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and off the south east of North America. Frequently cooked en papillote.