How to pronounce Marmitako

Marmitako is written marmitakoa where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /marmiˈtako/. In plain English letters that is mar-mee-TAH-koh, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Marmitako?

Marmitako is a soup or stew of Spain. Where it comes from: Basque coast. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are fish, potato and vegetables. It tastes savory.

Where Marmitako comes from

Marmitako is one of 60 signature dishes of Spain on this map.

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Food of Spain

Dishes like Marmitako in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Marmitako:

• Cotriade · Soup & stew · Brittany coast (Morbihan), France

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• Waterzooi Gentse waterzooi · Soup & stew · East Flanders, Belgium

  Waterzooi is a creamy stew-soup from Ghent, often called Gentse waterzooi.

• Cawl · Soup & stew · Wales, United Kingdom

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