Gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns)
This a lovely, extremely simple recipe, which most of the places not only in Málaga get wrong by overcooking the prawns. There is a formula 1 changing tyres situation after the dish is done because it
Roasted prawns with garlic, lemon and butter.
This is a rich way of cooking big prawns called gambones in Spanish, although it is not authentically malagan (for Málaga there is too much butter and too little olive oil)...
Smooth clams al pil pil
The smooth clams are the most iconic shellfish from Málaga. It is nowhere in the world as popular as on the malagan coast and it is mainly in the malagan waters where the smooth clams are harvested.
Gazpachuelo – white fish soup
If this soup does not convince you about the originality of malagan cuisine, then nothing will. The recipe has both its coastal and inland variation but it is the fish and seafood version...