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Alioli...

Sauces and condiments.

  • allioli- sauce made of garlic and olive oil, hand beaten into a mayonnaise-like consistency with mortar and pestle.

  • chilindrón- sauce made from tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and chorizo.

  • garum- a black olive and anchovy paste, like French tapenade.

  • picada- a thickening or flavoring agent made from pounding nuts, garlic, parsley, saffron, cinnamon, and fried bread in a mortar.

  • romesco- spicey sauce of walnuts, pepper, garlic, parsley, etc. used mainly with fish.

  • rovelló- reddish mushroom, Lactarius sanguifluus, often used in meat stews such as fricando.

  • salsa verde- green sauce to accompany fish.

  • xanfaina- like the French ratatouille, vegetable stew of onions, peppers, tomato, and sometimes eggplant.

  • sofregit- a basic sauce made with oil, onions, and tomatoes.

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