When looking at menus of local restaurants specializing in the regional cuisine, travelers will surely notice the abundance of meat dishes. Local high-class restaurants offer Lechazo Asado lamb and Cochinillo Asado suckling pig cooked in the real wood stove. Cooking methods in Valladolid are also very interesting and original. The most popular dishes in the region are mostly cooked in a non-trivial way that is not common in many other countries. Meat is often roasted and then stewed in an oven, and some beefsteak types can be only grilled.
Having visited local markets and grocery shops, it is important to mention a giant choice of interesting sausages. For example, blood sausages are typical everyday food in the region. These sausages are also used in a very popular omelet type called Tortilla de Chorizo. Some chefs also put mushrooms and potatoes to this dish. Many regional cuisine restaurants in Valladolid offer original dishes with the game. Rabbit meat is also widely used in many interesting and unusual foods.
The national menu is also not deprived of fish dishes. Perhaps, trout is the most widely used fish. There are quite unusual dishes with trout, such as Truchas con Jamón that contains trout roasted with ham and spices. Vegetarian tourists should not neglect Sopa de Guisantes. This is a popular split peas cream soup that is an unusual deep green color. The soup is traditionally served with croutons and greens. Cauliflower is also present in many interesting vegetable dishes. Coliflor al ajoarriero is one of the most popular foods with this vegetable. Note that it is quite spicy as Coliflor al ajoarriero contains hot Cayenne pepper.
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