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chorizo
'''''' ( , ; ) is a type of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. It is made in many national and regional varieties in several countries on different continents. Some of these varieties are quite different from each other, occasionally leading to confusion or disagreements over the names and identities of the products in question.
empanada
An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain, Portugal, other Southern European countries, North African countries, West African countries (where they are known as meatpies in Nigeria), South Asian countries, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The name comes from the Spanish (to bread, i.e., to coat with bread), and translates as 'breaded', that is, wrapped or coated in bread. They are made by folding dough over a filling, which may consist of meat, cheese, tomato, corn, or other ingredients, and then cooking the resulting turno

aguardiente
' (; ), known in Portuguese as ' ( or ), is a type of distilled alcoholic spirit that contains between 29% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV). It is a somewhat generic term that can refer to liquors made from various foods. It originates from and is typically consumed on the Iberian Peninsula and in Ibero-America.
pig slaughter
work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork)
churrasco
Churrasco (, ) is the Portuguese and Spanish name for grilled beef prominent in South American and Iberian cuisines, and in particular in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. The term is also used in other Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries for a variety of different meat products.
tetilla cheese
Galician cheese
polbo á feira
Traditional Galician dish
Padrón peppers
variety of chili pepper
Queimada
Galician distilled drink, alcoholic beverage
Tarta de Santiago
an almond cake or pie from Galicia with origin in the Middle Ages.
Galician cuisine
typical dishes and ingredients
San Simón da Costa
Spanish cheese
Arzúa-Ulloa cheese
Spanish cheese
Atlantic diet
Type of diet involving the avoidance of processed foods
Galician bread
European protected geographical indication