This amazing image of Catalan baked rice — arròs al forn — comes to us from Baptiste Pons from EatCatalunya’s Flickr group. Feel free to add your own photos to the group!

Spring is the best time to enjoy fava beans, a staple in traditional Catalan cooking. In fact, Catalans believe favas are perfect for the Easter holidays, to serve on days when eating meat wasn’t allowed. …

This rice dish is native to the comarques (counties) of the Emporda area of Girona. The mushrooms that are typically used are called rovellons, which can be hard to find outside of Catalunya and are …

Not unique to Catalunya, Paella is one of Spain’s most popular dishes worldwide, and there are many variations on its preparation, this being only one of them
Ingredients
* 8 oz tomatoes
* 1 red or green pepper
* …

Arros negre, meaning “black rice” is quite common in Barcelona.
Ingredients
* 1/2 cups Delta de Ebre or other short-grain rice
* 1 pinch of cinnamon
* 1 large octopus, with ink sac
* 1 tomato
* Salt, black pepper
* …

This baked rice dish is unique in that it features a crusty top, which is the most delicious part.
Ingredients
* 1 whole chicken (or rabbit)
* 8 oz Butifarra negra
* 1 lb tomatoes
* 3/4 cup dry white …