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Sometimes, the simplest dishes are the most satisfying.
Suquet, a traditional Catalan seafood stew, is that kind of dish.
Its origins are humble — fishermen on the crystal clear waters of Catalonia’s Costa Brava historically prepared it on their boats with the catch of the day, making for a quick and easy meal to fuel a hard day’s work.
Fishermen still make suquet on their boats today. Over the years, as Spanish cuisine underwent a gastronomic revolution, the dish has also come to embody a tension at the heart of Catalonia’s distinct culture: between el seny, the practical, and la rouxa, the innovative.
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