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MEDITERRANIAN DIETIt’s a balanced lifestyle, based on the intake of

veggies, beans, fruits, fish and olive oil. It

includes:

recipes

cooking methods,

local products,

celebrations

customs.

The catalan cuisine is

framed in this mediterranian

diet.10 basics of the Mediterranian Diet

1. Olive oil

2. Fruits, veggies, nuts and beans.

3. Bread and grains.

4. Fresh, seasonal products.

5. Dairy products.

6. Meat and eggs in moderation.

7. Fish abundantly.

8. Sweets and cakes only on

occasion.

9. Drink water

10.Be active.

OUR MEALSBreakfast: 7:30-8:30 am

Afternoon snack:16:30-17:00 pm.

Morning snack:11:00 am. Lunch time:13:00-14:30 pm.

Dinner time: 20:00-21:00 pm.

TYPICAL BREAKFAST

TYPICAL LUNCHFirst Course Second Course

Dessert

paella

vegetablesbeans

fideuà spaghetti

bread

fruit yogurt

porkchops

fish

squid

chickenCuban rice

TYPICAL DINNERpuree soup salad

omelette

Fried eggs

with chipsBoiled egg

Fish and

salad

fuet

Serrano ham

with tomato

bread

cheese

sausages

yogurt fruit

DESSERT

NATIONAL DISHESCatalan salad Coca de recapte /vegetable

pastry

paella Fricandó,

beef stew

Crema catalana/

Creme brulee

Meatballs with

cuttlefish

Potatoe omelette

panellets

snails fideuà

Escudella i carn

d’olla / soup with

meat and veggies.

Samfaina/veggies

in a pan DESSERT

CELEBRATION DISHESSopa de galets /Galets soup.

cannelloni

Festival cakes.

Easter, the 6th

January, Saint

John (23rd June)

Pollastre amb prunes /Roasted

chicken with dryied plums and

pinecones. Cassola de tros.

Veggies, Rabbit,

sausages and snails

casserole

Bunyols de

Quaresma. Cent

pastries

Calçots. Spring onions

WAY OF EATINGAt schoolWith the family Celebrations with the

community

COOKING METHODSRoasted in the ovenbarbacue

In a tin-barbacue

Steaming-boiled

Grilled.

Raw: Gazpatxo,

salads, melon

with serrano ham

Fried: chicken, croquettes.

Chickpeas stew

Dressing

CATALAN PRODUCTS

Snails Fuet/sausage Almonds

with sugar Peach preserve and

jams

Sweet potatoes

prawnsEscalivada /Aubergine, red

pepper and onion roasted

Olive oilCalçots/spring onion

with romesco sauce

Turró /nougat

Lleida fruit