What are the traditional dishes of Gibraltar besides Calentita?

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Beyond Calentita, Gibraltar's home cooking includes Rosto (pasta in a slow-cooked tomato and meat sauce), Fideos al Horno (baked vermicelli with meat and tomato), Torta de Acelgas (a Swiss chard pie) and the Japonesa, a cream-filled sweet pastry. Most trace back to the Genoese, Spanish and Mediterranean communities that settled the Rock.
Rosto
A Sunday family staple of Genoese origin: short pasta served with a rich tomato sauce slow-cooked with beef or pork, carrots, onion and wine, usually finished with grated cheese.
Fideos al Horno
Thin vermicelli-style pasta baked in the oven with a tomato-based sauce, meat and often chorizo or pork, producing a crisp top over a soft, saucy base. It is a classic dish for large family gatherings.
Torta de Acelgas
A savoury pie of Swiss chard bound with egg and cheese inside a pastry crust. It is closely related to the chard pies of Liguria and is particularly associated with Lent and Easter.
Japonesa
A soft, sugar-coated fried pastry filled with custard cream, found in local bakeries and cafes and eaten as a mid-morning or afternoon treat.
Other dishes worth knowing
Panissa (fried chickpea-flour slices, a cousin of Calentita), Pan Dulce at Christmas, and the Bollo de Hornazo baked at Easter.
Where to try them
Many of these are home dishes, so they appear most reliably at family tables, community events and stalls at the Calentita food festival. Some cafes and traditional eateries in town serve them as specials, and bakeries stock Japonesas daily.

What are the traditional dishes of Gibraltar besides Calentita?

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Rosto

Fideos al Horno

Torta de Acelgas

Japonesa

Other dishes

Where to try them