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Andorra's crispy cabbage-and-potato cake
Think of it as: Like bubble and squeak, Pyrenees edition
Cabbage and potato, smashed. Simple genius.
What does it taste like?
Sweet cabbage and fluffy potato with salty bacon.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrispy outside, soft inside
What is it?
Boiled cabbage and potato mashed together with garlic and bacon, then fried into a golden cake. It's winter food from the Pyrenees. The name means "chopped."Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served hot in winter, topped with bacon or pork, at mountain restaurants.
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🇦🇩Andorra
CapitalAndorra la Vella
Populationabout 82,000estimate (unverified)
IndustriesTourism (skiing), Duty-free shopping, Banking
HelloBon dee-ah
CurrencyEuro
Fun factIts two heads of state are the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell in Spain.
The flag🇦🇩 Blue, yellow and red vertical stripes with a coat of arms.
From Tokyoabout 10,340 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Andorra la Vella
Getting there17+ hours (with connections, then a drive from Barcelona)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeDecember–April for skiing, June–September for hiking. Also tryEscudella (meat and vegetable stew)Cannelloni
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeDecember–April for skiing, June–September for hiking. Also tryEscudella (meat and vegetable stew)Cannelloni
🇦🇩 Sounds & life in Andorra
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Anthem"El Gran Carlemany" (The Great Charlemagne)
SportSkiing World HeritageMadriu-Perafita-Claror Valley and more FestivalOur Lady of Meritxell Day (September 8)
SportSkiing World HeritageMadriu-Perafita-Claror Valley and more FestivalOur Lady of Meritxell Day (September 8)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cabbage (Savoy if possible)
- 3 potatoes
- 100 g bacon
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
How to make it (one way)
- Chop the cabbage and potatoes and boil until soft
- Drain and roughly mash with a fork
- Fry the garlic and bacon in a pan
- Add the mash, mix, and press into a flat round
- Brown both sides and top with bacon
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