This is the definitive book on the food, wine and customs of Catalonia, Spain's north-eastern province, centred around the popular port of Barcelona.

Award-winning author Colman Andrews has collected more than 200 recipes - such as Catalonia's celebrated Bread with Tomato, its spicy Romesco Sauce and the famous Zarzuela de Pescado - as well as a wealth of information on the region's rich history, language and culture.

Reviews

'An intelligent, superbly written, profound study of a great and fascinating cuisine... This opens a whole new era in cookbook writing.' Paula Wolfert, author of The Cooking of South-West France

Voted one of the top 45 cookbooks of all time by New York's Village Voice