cargols a la llauna
/kəɾˈɡɔls ə lə ˈʎawnə/
CA
A traditional Catalan dish of grilled snails cooked in a shallow pan with garlic, parsley, and seasonings.
M'agrada molt menjar cargols a la llauna a l'estiu amb pa amb tomàquet.
I really love eating grilled snails from the pan in summer with tomato bread.
Etymology
Cargols means 'snails' in Catalan, and a la llauna means 'in the pan' — it refers to the traditional shallow baking pan (llauna) used to cook this dish since the 19th century in rural Catalonia.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: cargols = snails (rhymes with Catalan 'cargols' meaning snails), a la llauna = in the pan. Remember it as 'snails in the pan' to recall the dish.
Collocations
cargols a la llauna a la brasacargols a la llauna amb allioli