# The best traditional dishes of Extremadura

Extremaduran cooking of the dehesa, shepherds and smoked paprika, according to Wikipedia, El Viajero Fisgón and guides to food from Extremadura.

- 67 votes · 12 items
- Dec 17, 2025 · Macarena Aguilar
- https://even.best/en/l/469/the-best-traditional-dishes-of-extremadura

## Top 10

1. **Iberian ham Dehesa de Extremadura** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — PDO acorn-fed ham from the Iberian pigs of the dehesa.
2. **Zorongollo** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Roasted red pepper salad with garlic and oil.
3. **Frite de cordero** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Lamb fried with garlic and paprika, a shepherds' dish.
4. **Repápalos** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Fried bread balls soaked in milk with cinnamon.
5. **Migas extremeñas** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Stale bread with pork belly, chorizo, garlic and Pimentón de la Vera.
6. **Torta del Casar** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Thistle-set sheep's cheese eaten with a spoon.
7. **Cochifrito** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Suckling pig fried in pieces with garlic.
8. **Lamb caldereta** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Lamb stewed in an iron cauldron with paprika, garlic and wine.
9. **Gazpacho extremeño** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Version with more bread and cucumber, sometimes green pepper.
10. **Patatas revolconas** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Paprika mashed potato with crispy pork belly, also from Extremadura.
11. **Cocido extremeño** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Chickpea stew with meats and pork-slaughter sausages.
12. **Perrunillas** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Lard and cinnamon biscuits typical of Extremadura.

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