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Piel de Sapo melon, about 4 1/2 lbs (2 kg) • Granny Smith apples • garlic • fresh mint leaves • chopped green bell pepper (about 25 grams) • thin slices peeled cucumber • Serrano ham (the better the quality, the better the flavor) • white sweet onion

Dough • boiling water (about 480 ml) • flour (about 250 grams) • oil or butter • Salt • Parsley • lemon peel • Egg and breadcrumbs for coating • Filling • flour • butter • small onion, finely chopped and sautéed •

eggplants in oil • anchovies, halved • black olives, sliced • cottage cheese • grated fresh tomato • cherry tomatoes • mushrooms, thinly sliced • Fresh basil • little onion (optional) • Large flour tortillas (the bigger, the better)

Extra virgin olive oil (enough to almost cover the bottom of the skillet) • onion • flour • milk (400 ml) • Leftover rotisserie chicken (the more, the better) • Salt, pepper, and nutmeg • Breadcrumbs and 2 beaten eggs

garlic, minced • stale bread (whole wheat is even better) (about 15 grams) • sweet paprika • ground cumin • Salt • cooked chickpeas (about 2.8 oz or 80 grams) • frozen spinach (about 6.3 oz or 180 grams) • chopped or crushed tomatoes • water (200 ml) • diced ham (about 1 oz or 30 grams)

Stale bread (the harder, the better), about 2 rustic loaves • whole garlic cloves, unpeeled • medium green bell peppers • pork belly, each about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick • Optional: 5 chorizo sausages, to taste • Optional: 4 blood sausages (morcilla), to taste • You can also serve on the side, according to personal preference: • Radishes, olives, flaked salt cod, herring, grapes, melon

dry white vermouth • aged rum • whisky (any brand, Ballantine's preferred) • vodka • inexpensive red wine (or use a better quality for richer flavor) • cola • lemon-lime soda • orange soda • peaches • pears • apples • oranges •

round rice • free-range chicken with livers • rabbit with livers • flat green beans (preferably narrow and without seeds, not too long) • frozen lima beans (better fresh, but hard to find in BCN) • fresh ripe tomato, grated (with flavor) • sweet paprika • saffron threads (higher quality) or ground • garlic • small regular beer • extra virgin olive oil (200 ml) • tap water (preferably hard) •