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Tossa de Mar

Cuisine of Tossa de Mar for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

There are so many restaurants in Tossa de Mar. This is due to the great love of residents for culinary delights. You can find many fish dishes and hundreds of meat dishes here. Local chefs use pork especially often. Catalonia mass-produces it and exports it to other regions of the country and abroad. So you should taste Jamon. Interestingly, there are also unusual mixes of ingredients in the local cuisine. For example, both meat and seafood are used in May Y Mantagna.

Excursion over cultural sights of Tossa de Mar - 'must visit' points of interest

Vila Vella remains the main historical symbol of Tossa de Mar. This fortress is the only stronghold on the Costa Brava that has survived till our days. The name of the fortress means the …

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If you are a fan of vegetarianism, you can order Pa Amb Tomaquet. This is the main local snack. It's simple and delicious. It is ordinary bread with tomato, butter, and salt. Calçotada is a dish from Calcot. This is a local onion. Long tender and sweet onions are first baked on coals. Then the burnt part is removed, and Calcot is dipped in the sauce. The dish itself is incredibly simple and at the same time very tasty. The festival was even held in honor of Calcot in the city in the past. This type of onion played an important role in local cooking.

If you arrive in the town during any celebrations, you can order Conill amb cargols. This dish is very expensive. Rabbit meat cooked in a special sauce with snails is included in Conill amb cargols. Snails are not boiled but steamed. Zarzuela is another expensive dish. It was available only to the rich in the past. Zarzuela is made from freshly caught fish. This is a mandatory condition. The fish is fried in olive oil. Then it is stewed with tomato sauce. The dish is always served with seafood like mussels or squid. It is decorated with paprika, saffron or garlic with onions. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Your active city break in Tossa de Mar. Attractions, recreation and entertainment - best places to spend your day and night here

Tossa de Mar is famous for its numerous entertainment venues and loud parties. The resort is ideal for peaceful relaxation on the beach, shopping, and exploration of picturesque …

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There is also its version of fish soup in the town. It's called the Suquet de peix. This translates from Catalan as "fish stew". This is fish broth. It is often prepared with several types of fish. Potatoes and saffron sauce are added before serving. The sauce gives the soup an unexpected orange color. The local equivalent of paella Fideuà is also interesting. Rice is replaced with vermicelli in this dish. Vermicelli is cooked in fish broth. Shrimp, chicken, pepper, and tomatoes are always part of the composition. Squid or cuttlefish are sometimes added to the dish. Lemon is often served with Fideuà.

You can order escudella i carn d'olla on a winter evening. This is meat in a pot. Pork, beef, and chicken with potatoes and carrots are cooked together with pork balls. It was prescribed to eat Escudella broth first, and then Carn d'olla meat chunks centuries ago. Black risotto is also served in local restaurants. It is called Arròs Negre. It is made from rice, cuttlefish, and other seafood such as crabs or mussels. Cuttlefish ink gives the rice a black color. This was the reason for the name of the dish.

Best beaches and recreation areas around Tossa de Mar

Tossa de Mar offers a range of comfortable beaches for its guests. There are many beaches in the resort town, but the most of them are always quite crowded. However, it’s important to …

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Beans with bacon, peas, and botifarra are also interesting. Botifarra is a local sausage of unusual black and white color. Seafood fans should taste Bacalla a la Llauna. First, the cod is lightly fried. Then it is put in the oven with a sauce of chili, tomatoes, pepper, Bay leaf, and wine. Bacallà amb panses i pinyons has an unusual taste. Cod is cooked with raisins, pine nuts, tomato sauce, and eggs in this dish. Roasted peppers and white wine are also added in some restaurants. If you come to the town during All Saints' Day, you can taste Tiro' amb naps made from duck, turnip, garlic, onion, and white wine.

Cooking Coca de recapte is an unusual local tradition. The fact is that the word recapte itself means "what is left after the holiday". In fact, Coca de recapte is a pie. Enterprising town women stuffed it with onions, eggplants, tomatoes, red peppers, and other vegetables leftover from the celebrations. There is no single recipe for this dish. Meat or fish, most often tuna, is added to many of its variants. The recipe for spinach with pine nuts, raisins, ham, garlic, and salted fish Dorada a la sal is known among locals for centuries. Snails as an independent dish are also prepared here. For example, you can taste Cargols a la llauna with oil, salt, and chili pepper. Beef stew with dried fruit and mushrooms Fricandó is also delicious.

Top hotels in Tossa de Mar for business trip or short vacation

An incredible choice of high-quality resort hotels and guesthouses is one of the advantages of Tossa de Mar. If you choose this town as your holiday destination, you can be sure that your …

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You can taste local romesco and Picada as a sauce. You can order a local variation of Crema Catalana Brulee for dessert. Mel I Mato is also interesting. This is soft goat's cheese. It is always eaten with honey and sometimes with nuts. Panellets are also delicious. These are very small round cookies made of almonds, sugar, eggs, and pine nuts. You can wash it down with juice, coffee, and tea. It is very popular among the townspeople. Local wine, both red and white, deserves special attention. You can taste Kava. This is a local fruit drink. It is produced using a technology similar to champagne. Sangria, sherry, and liqueurs deserve attention.

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Map of all Michelin restaurants

Michelin-starred restaurants in Tossa de Mar
♥ Restaurant 'La Cuina de Can Simon' Tossa de Mar. Type - Creative. 0.1 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'El Trull' Lloret de Mar. Type - Traditional cuisine|Seafood. 4.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Freu' Lloret de Mar. Type - Creative. 7.2 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Mas Romeu' Lloret de Mar. Type - Traditional cuisine. 8.4 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Cau del Pescador' Sant Feliú de Guíxols. Type - Seafood. 10.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'La Cava' Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Type - Traditional cuisine. 10.9 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Sa Marinada' Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Type - Mediterranean cuisine. 11 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Ca la María' Llagostera. Type - Traditional cuisine. 12.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Els Tinars' Llagostera. Type - Traditional cuisine. 12.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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♥ Restaurant 'Can Roquet' Romanyà de la Selva. Type - Modern cuisine. 15.8 km from the center. On the map Show on the map

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Cuisine of Tossa de Mar for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

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