The best traditional dishes of Galicia
The top 3 according to 782 votes from people: Pulpo á feira · Caldo gallego · Galician empanada. (Updated May 16, 2025.)
The essentials of Galician cooking, from pulpo á feira to empanada and seafood from the rías, according to Guía Repsol and Galician food guides.
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Top 12
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1
Pulpo á feira
Boiled octopus with paprika, coarse salt and oil on a wooden plate; O Carballiño has its own festival.
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Caldo gallego
Broth of turnip greens or cabbage with beans, potato and pork fat.
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Galician empanada
Bread dough pie filled with tuna and peppers, queen scallops, sardines or salt cod with raisins.
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Seafood from the rías
Goose barnacles, velvet crabs, spider crabs, clams and mussels from the Rías Baixas.
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Lacón con grelos
Boiled pork shoulder with turnip greens, potatoes and chorizo, the carnival dish.
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Grilled zamburiñas
Small scallops grilled with garlic and parsley.
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Baked scallops
Scallops baked in their shell with onion and ham sofrito.
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Raxo con patatas
Marinated pork loin cubes fried with garlic, a tavern tapa.
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Cocido gallego
Galician stew with pork shoulder, chorizo, chickpeas, greens and potatoes; Lalín holds a festival.
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10
Padrón peppers
Fried peppers with coarse salt, PDO Pemento de Herbón.
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Caldeirada de pescado
Fishermen's fish stew with potatoes and paprika oil.
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12
Filloas
Carnival crêpes, sweet or filled with custard.
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13
Tarta de Santiago
The almond cake with the cross of St James, PGI.
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Comments (5)
Pulpo á feira en Carballiño, nada que ver con el de otros sitios.
Caldo gallego en invierno con grelos, como lo hacía mi avoa 💙
Lacón con grelos en Entroido es obligatorio.
Unos pican y otros no, como los pimientos de Padrón y la gente 😂
La empanada de zamburiñas es la mejor empanada, que no me discutan.