Galicia as a community bathed by the sea in almost all its extension has quality fresh fish and seafood.

Vigo as a fishing port where all kinds of fresh fish and seafood come in offers the best culinary qualities in this field and a specific fair where you can taste them in Vigo: Vigomar with seafood of all types and good shellfish.

In Santiago de Compostela there is a great variety of restaurants on the Rua do Franco. In Coruña in the Plaza de Maria Pita and surrounding streets. Lugo has a multitude of restaurants and copious free tapas near its Wall. In Orense is the Os Viños area in its historic center.

Highlight the large number of empanadas: scallops, lamprey, oysters, knives, scallops, etc.

Fish and Galician octopus especially recommended is its recipe "octopus a feira". It is important to learn to distinguish Galician from other octopuses, such as from the Moroccan coast. Both are differentiated by the lively and less whitish color of the Galician octopus, in addition to its greater flavor to the sea due to the diet they follow, consisting of other molluscs. In addition to the Galician water temperature in which they are raised.

The lamprey is a vertebrate fish without jaw (agnato) like the mixines. The lamprey is for many an authentic delicacy.

Called the sea vampire for being a parasitic fish that feeds by sucking the blood of its victims. So its consistency and taste is matched to that of meat.

Typical recipes of the lamprey are:

Lamprey à la bordelesa, lamprey with chocolate, lamprey with pickled vegetables, lamprey pie, etc.

The Galician meat can be a great option for lovers of meat with the Galician stew accompanied by its famous turnip greens also present in laconadas and Galician wines.

Being Galicia a community bathed by the sea you can not forget that the seaweed begins to have its market and already appear in different Galician restaurants or in precious empanadas.

As typically Galician desserts, the filloas and ears present especially at carnivals and accompanied by Orujo stand out: Galician brandy that can also be added to coffee or Galician Queimadas liqueur.