Similar Recipes Along The Mediterranean
Coca, being the Catalan variety of a Mediterranean dish, has local counterparts all over the Mediterranean, especially in its savoury kind. Apart from Italy, other countries also have similar cakes, pies and pastries. Three examples are the Pissaladière from Provence, the Lahmacun from Turkey and the Bouchée à la Reine from France. Meanwhile we can find sweet pies all over Europe. The more specific King's cake (in Catalan, Tortell de Reis) is traditional in Occitania as well as in Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, French Catalonia and the Balearic Islands as a part of the New Year holidays.
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