Taste the sweetest Catalonia

The most typical and well-known dishes of Catalan cuisine are the cocido, the escalivada, the escaixada, the beans with butifarra, the drowned beans, the cannelloni, the cobblestone, the meatballs with cuttlefish, the fricandó... But, and the desserts? There are a lot of typical Catalan desserts! Almost every town has its own cake or candy, therefore, we can say that Catalonia is a very sweet land.

Traditionally, food has served to gather and celebrate a religious or secular festival, especially the solstice changes in the field. Lenten fritters, panellets, the Easter bunny that the godparents give to their godchildren on Easter Sunday, the Cocas de San Juan or the wafers and nougats that fill the tables with Christmas meals, are just a few more widespread examples throughout Catalan geography. Desserts are one of the most significant elements of celebration, which have specific recipes according to the seasonal calendar.

Even so, we also find a good amount of sweets and sweets that can delight our palates throughout the year. A very complete tourist experience is to follow the Catalan populations to taste and acquire the different dolce s specialties that are made in pastry shops.

Delve into the sweetest Catalonia!

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Panellets with soul - Mas de Colom, Casa Borges

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Events

International Pastry Exhibition in Sant Vicenç dels Horts

From 23 to 25 January

Who can resist stopping in front of a pastry shop window? Cakes that look like works of art, chocolates full of color and surprising shapes, chocolate figures that awaken the imagination… Pastry shops have the power to captivate us at…

June 18, World Sustainable Gastronomy Day

18 June

This June 18 is the Day of Sustainable Gastronomy. The set of dishes and culinary uses typical of a certain place is one more expression of the natural and cultural diversity of the planet. With the celebration of this Day, they try to promote…

Camprodon Biscuit Fair

From 3 to 4 October

The Camprodon Cookie Fair is an innovative event that seeks to pay tribute to the food product of cookies. This fair brings together artisans of different types of cookies and sweets, offering a wide variety of products that captivate pastry…

Agramunt Stone Nougat and Chocolate Fair

From 10 to 12 October

We look forward to seeing you in Agramunt on October 10th, 11th and 12th to enjoy the 37th edition of the Turrón and Stone-Ground Chocolate Fair! A meeting point for the world of sweets and quality agri-food products, where nougat and…

Llavaneres Coca Gastronomic Festival, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres

From 24 to 25 October

The first weekend in October, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres will once again become the epicenter of gastronomy and celebration with the celebration of the Coca de Llavaneres Gastronomic Festival. Ca l'Alfaro Park will host another edition of this…

Sant Gregori Bread and Chocolate Fair

15 November

The Bread and Chocolate Fair is one of the most emblematic and well-known popular events in the municipality of Sant Gregori. Since 2006, it has been held annually in November and is jointly organized by the Sant Gregori Town Council and the…