Hülsenfrüchte
 Legumes,
legumbres secas, include all the dried beans, peas
and pulses much used in Spanish cookery. All of them are an
excellent source of protein, albeit incomplete. However, combined
with small quantities of meat, eggs, dairy products or grains,
they form whole protein. This helps explain how some of the
heavy potages of beans or chick-peas have sustained peasant
people who eat little meat.
| Dried
Beans
alubias secas |
Dried
beans are called alubias secas in Spanish, but
they have a host of other names as well. Habichuela,
judía seca, lingote, faba, fesol, fréjol, fríjol, frisuelo,
pocha, mongete... And they come in various colours.
Pintada, pinto, which are speckled brown ones,
negra, black, roja, red, and blanca,
white. |
| Chick-pea
garbanzo |
The
garbanzo is a basic ingredient in Spain's national dish,
the cocido, or stew. It has a delicious, nutty
taste. They must be soaked before cooking. However,
you can often buy them en remojo, soaked, at
meat and poultry stalls in the market. |
| Lentil
lenteja |
Most
shops carry at least two varieties of lentils, the tiny,
dark ones and the larger, greenish-brown discs. |
| Lupin
altramuz |
Edible
seed served as snack food. |
| Split
Pea
guisante mondada |
Great
for soups, split peas can prove difficult to find around
here. |
| Black-eyed
Pea
chícaro, figüelo, judía de careta |
Unlike
the other real beans, which are native to the Americas,
this one comes from Africa. It looks like a white bean
but with a black belly-button. It can be substituted
in any recipe calling for dried beans. Makes an excellent
vegetable side-dish to accompany meat dishes, particularly
pork and ham. |
| Lima
Bean
alubia de Perú |
Though
fresh limas are rather scarce, the dried variety, also
called butter beans, can be found occasionally. They
should be briefly soaked to prevent the skin splitting
during cooking. |
| Soy
Bean
alubia de soja |
Available
in supermarkets and health food stores. These never
get as tender as other beans. Mung peas for making bean
sprouts are usually found in the same shops which carry
soy. |
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Am Markt
Früchte
Gemüse
Hülsenfrüchte
Fisch
Schalentiere
Geflügel
Rindfleisch
Schweinefleisch
Lamm
Schinken
Käse
Gewürze
Speiseöl
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