The Aragonese cuisine includes several typical dishes and ingredients of the local cuisine of

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to s ...

, a community in Spain.

Dishes and ingredients

One of the most characteristic dishes of the traditional gastronomy of Aragon is roast

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(prepared especially with ewes), known as ''ternasco''. Salted cod imported from other parts of Spain was also traditionally used in some dishes such as in the ''Albóndigas de bacalao''. Some of the most well-known main ingredients include ham (

jamón ''Jamón'' (, pl. ''jamones'') is a kind of dry-cured ham produced in Spain. It is one of the most globally recognized food items of Spanish cuisine. It is also regularly a component of tapas. Most ''jamón'' is commonly called ''jamón serrano ...

) from

Teruel Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with ...

olive oil Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: ...

from Empeltre and

Arbequina Arbequina is a cultivar of olives. The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, but it is also grown in Aragon and Andalus ...

olives, sweet varieties of

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the on ...

, and unusual vegetables such as

borage Borage ( or ; ''Borago officinalis''), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, and has naturalized in many other locales. It grows satisfactorily in gard ...

and

cardoon The cardoon, ''Cynara cardunculus'' (), also called the artichoke thistle, is a thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is a naturally occurring species that also has many cultivated forms, including the globe artichoke. It is native to the wester ...

. Sweet Aragonese specialities are the ''

trenza de Almudevar ''Trenza'', meaning braid in Spanish, is a braided pastry (pan trenza) or bread (trenza de brioche) that can contain fruit or other fillings.

'', the '' Pastisset, tortas de alma'', ''guirlache'' (a type of

nougat Nougat ( , ; ; az, nuqa; fa, نوقا) is a family of confections made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. ...

), ''adoquines'', ''frutas de Aragón'' (a confit of fruit covered in chocolate) and ''Españoletas'' (a kind of local cookie).Cocina Aragonesa , El fogón ilustrado
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Breads

* Pan de cinta * Pan de pintera, pintadera or estrella * Pan de cañada (bread with olive oil) * Pan de San Jorge (Saint George bread) * Regañao (pizza-like bread) * Trenza (braided sweetbread) * Culeca * Torta de cañamones * Chusco * Pan dormido

Wines

The best-known

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from Fermentation in winemaking, fermented grapes. Yeast in winemaking, Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different ...

s of Aragon are those from Cariñena, Somontano (Huesca),

Calatayud Calatayud (; 2014 pop. 20,658) is a municipality in the Province of Zaragoza, within Aragón, Spain, lying on the river Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest town in the province after the capital, ...

and

Campo de Borja Campo de Borja is a ''comarca'' (district) in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in a transition area between the Iberian System of mountain ranges and the Ebro Valley. Its capital is Borja. It is a wine-producing comarca ...

References

External links

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Take a taste of Aragon
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