Staples
Local traditional staples in La Mancha were gachas de almorta, made with grass pea (Lathirus sativus) flour, and tortas de gazpacho, a flat bread that is the base for the "gazpachos", an elaborate dish appearing in El Quixote under the name of "galianos". Nowadays bread is much more widespread.
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