Fruits and Vegetables
There are not many purely vegetarian dishes in the region. One of the local vegetables are Silene vulgaris leaves, known as (collejas), quite uncommon as a vegetable elsewhere. Some traditional vegetable-based dishes are pisto manchego, pipirrana (a salad of onion, tomato, and cucumber), asadillo de la Mancha (roasted red peppers), and gazpacho viudo. The berenjenas de Almagro are a variety of small aubergines that are grown in Almagro, Ciudad Real. These are seasoned and pickled according to a traditional recipe and usually eaten as a snack or side-dish.
A common ingredient found in almost all local dishes is garlic. A local sweet pepper, the ñora, is also a main ingredient of many dishes.
Read more about this topic: Castilian-Manchego Cuisine
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