A Coruña Gastronomy
The cuisine of La Coruña brings together the best of the coast and the interior. From the coast comes excellent seafood: small crabs, barnacles, spider crabs, Norway lobster, etc. Succulent recipes based on fish are also cooked, such as angler fish stew, Galician-style hake (with onion, garlic and carrot) or griddled sole.
Pasties serve as a transition to the interior as they can be made either with fish and shellfish or with meat. As for meat, pork can be used to make the famous pork shoulder with parsnip tops, while Galician beef is protected with a Denomination of Origin.
Any of the magnificent Galician
wines that have a Denomination of Origin (Monterrei, Ribeira Sacra,
Ribeiro, Rías Baixas and Valdeorras) can be used to accompany
these dishes. And, for dessert, there is the famous Santiago cake
(with almonds, sugar and flour).
Because the coastline of the province of A Coruña is so
vast, the local food mainly consists of seafood. The list of fish
and shellfish is very long, each item of excellent quality.
Fish and seafood are the staple in the local recipes, most of
which are simple and keep the natural flavour of the ingredients.
Local produce and meats, specially beef and pork, are also an
important part of the culinary tradition, which manages to combine
popular recipes with the more elaborate and aristocratic recipes
from cities like A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela and Ferrol.
La Coruña guide