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Cocido


Cocido (Peninsular Spanish: [koˈθiðo] or Latin American Spanish: [koˈsiðo]) is a traditional Spanish stew. In Spanish, cocido is the past participle of the verb cocer (to cook), so cocido literally means "cooked [thing]." Various meats (pork, beef, chicken, mutton), embutidos, vegetables (cabbage, turnips, parsnips, potatoes, carrots), chickpeas (garbanzos), etc. are simmered in a pot, and sometimes other ingredients are added at serving time (such as eggs). Due to the wide regional diversity of the dish, the word cocido is typically followed by the place of origin (e.g. madrileño, maragato, lebaniego, gallego).

Cocido makes for a complete meal as it contains all the necessary components of a nutritious diet; in times past, it was a popular dish among laborers whose jobs involved much physical exertion. It was eaten primarily during the winter, helping people who lived in homes with inadequate heating maintain their body heat, so the vegetables used in cocido are typically winter vegetables like turnips, carrots, and cabbage. However, as vegetables are now available year-round, other vegetables may be substituted.


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