Desserts & Snacks

Lemon leaves

Lemon leaves

  Lemon leaves are a traditional Galician dessert very typical of the Carnival season but, unfortunately, it is falling into oblivion.

Enfariñada or Faragullos

Enfariñada or Faragullos

  The “enfariñada”, “faragullos” (crumbs) depending on the area, is a typical dish from A Mariña, Lugo. In Trabada it is called Enfariñada and in A Pontenova, Faragullos. In both places a gastronomic festival is celebrated for its exaltation.

Carnival flowers

Carnival Flowers

  How to make Carnival flowers, a typical and traditional recipe from Galicia.

King cake

King cake

Recipe for the Roscón de Reyes (King cake), traditional on January 6.

Boiled chestnuts

Boiled chestnuts

  Boiled chestnuts, traditional in Galicia, were the nutritional base of Galicians up until the eighteenth century when, to fight hunger, the potato that came from America started to be used. A lot of recipes point out that they should be boiled in their shell, but in my house they were always boiled without it. …

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