 thumb|location of catalonia in spain catalan cuisine is the cuisine from the principality of catalonia. it may also refer to the shared cuisine of roussillon and andorra, the second of which has a similar cuisine to that of the neighbouring alt urgell and cerdanya comarques and which is often referred to as "catalan mountain cuisine".sen, miquel, et al, 2005, la cuina comarca a comarca: andorra-cerdanya, ciro dl. barcelona. it is considered a part of western mediterranean cuisine. the new york times, spain: a catalan ole ==alternative views== some contemporary catalan authors, such as josep pla,pla, josep, 1970, âel que hem menjatâ, barcelona (catalonia)) (this edition 1997 premsa catalana) jaume fÃ bregagastroteca.cat interview with jaume fÃ brega or eliana thibaut i comalada,thibaut i comalada, eliana, 2001, 'la cuina dels paÃ¯sos catalans, reflex d'una societat', editorial pÃ²rtic, s.a. isbn 978-84-7306-716-4 and others like colman andrews,andrews, colman, catalan cuisine pp3-4: "it is, to put it another way, the cooking of the region of catalonia in northeastern spain - and, by extension, of the historically and linguistically related paÃ¯sos catalans or catalan lands.." have suggested that, besides catalonia proper, this cuisine takes in the balearic and valencian cuisines,gastronomy of the catalan-speaking countries: jaume fÃ brega:"belonging to the nation of catalans valencians and balearics is not just a question of a common language: it is also a way of expressing that culture at table, of a culinary culture." but this opinion is challenged as politicised, and is not widespread, nor is it supported by either the balearic or the valencian government,gastronomy from the valencian communitygastronomy of the valencian community while the catalan government itself provides divergent points of view.generalitat de catalunya[http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site
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