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butchers, as well as fruit and vegetable sellers. The iron Modernista gate was constructed in
1914.
Many of Barcelona's top restaurateurs buy their produce here, although nowadays it's no
easy task getting past the seething crowds of tourists to snare the slippery slab of sole, or the
tempting piece of
queso de cabra
(goat's cheese).
What to Try?
La Boqueria is dotted with half a dozen or so unassuming places to eat, and eat well, with
stallholders opening up at lunchtime. Whether you eat here or you're self-catering, it's worth
trying some of Catalonia's gastronomical specialities, such as
bacallà salat
(dried salted
cod) that usually comes in an
esqueixada,
a tomato, onion and black olive salad with
frisée lettuce;
calçots
(a cross between a leek and an onion), which are chargrilled and the
insides eaten as a messy whole;
cargols
(snails), a Catalan staple that is best eaten baked as
cargols a la llauna; peus de porc
(pig's trotters), which are often stewed with snails; or
percebes
(goose-necked barnacles). Much loved across Spain, these look like witch fin-
gers and are eaten with a garlic and parsley sauce.
DON'T MISS…
Digging into local specialities at a food stall
Picking up fresh produce for a beach picnic
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