Remojon granadino is the Granada salad of salt cod, oranges, black olives, hard-boiled egg, scallions and olive oil, a Sephardic-Andalusian winter classic.
Where to eat it: 5 restaurants across 1 city.
Remojon granadino is a Sephardic-influenced salad of salt cod and citrus that dates to the 15th century in the citys old Jewish quarter, the Realejo. The dish reflects the citys Sephardic-Moorish-Christian inheritance: salt cod from the Castilian coast, oranges from the Vega de Granada, olives from the Sierra Magina. Restaurante Sevilla, where Lorca and de Falla lunched, has plated remojon since 1930, and Chikito carried the dish forward when it took over the Cafe Alameda site in 1976.
Common allergens: Egg, Fish
Tip from the editors. If you cannot soak salt cod overnight, substitute with smoked sturgeon from Rio Frio for a Granada-province twist.
This is the TableJourney editorial recipe, modelled on the canonical bistro / counter version. The first place to try the dish in its city of origin is below.
Restaurante Sevilla in Granada is the 1930s cathedral-district room where Federico Garcia Lorca and Manuel de Falla used to lunch, still in the family.
Signature: Sopa sevillana, Tortilla del Sacromonte, Cordero a la moruna
Tip: The dining room is tiny and the entrance is barely marked; listen for the guitarist playing de Falla and you will find the door.
Chikito in Granada sits where Cafe Alameda hosted Lorca and Manuel de Fallas Rinconcillo circle in the 1920s; Jose Carlos Exposito runs the kitchen.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays; the front bar pours free tapas at lunchtime if you do not want to commit to the dining room.
Mirador de Morayma in Granada is the Albayzin carmen named for Boabdils wife, with terraced gardens facing the Alhambra and a remojon-bacalao menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; book the carmen terrace not the indoor room from May to October.
Las Tinajas in Granada is the second-generation Figares institution open since 1971, with clay tinajas overhead and a Vinos de Granada wine cellar.
Tip: Order off the menu del dia at lunch; the same kitchen runs a la carte in the evening at double the price.
Carmela on Calle Colcha in Granada is a tapas-first Mediterranean kitchen with two terraces near Plaza Nueva, winner of the citys tapas contest in 2012.
Signature: Creative croquetas, Tuna tataki, Berenjenas con miel
Tip: The covered terrace stays open year round with heaters; sit on the open one in May for the best people-watching on Calle Colcha.
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