Tomatoes – Huesca and Catalonia
Spain’s Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing a wide variety of intensely flavoured, juicy tomatoes. While perusing markets in northern Spain, look out for the intense pink tomato of Huesca, Rosa de Barbastro, grown in the foothills of Aragon’s Pyrenees, and the uniquely shaped Montserrat tomato, famous in the neighbouring region of Catalonia. “Pa amb tomàquet”, more widely known as “pan con tomate”, is a breakfast staple in Spain. Toasted bread is rubbed with garlic, topped with grated fresh tomatoes and topped with olive oil and sea salt. Duck into any of Spain’s bars in the morning and you’ll see locals building their own tomato bread stacks and tucking into with an espresso or cortado (espresso with a splash of milk).