Food and drink blog

Cranberries (arańdano rojo in Castilian, nabiu vermell in Catalan) are harder to hunt down—they are available in the Boqueria's more exotic fruit stalls although they will probably end up costing you about as much as the turkey. For economy's sake you can sneak some raisins into the sauce to make the cranberries go further.

As for the big bird itself, be aware that turkeys in Spain are generally a lot smaller than their American counterparts but, on the other hand, so are the ovens. In the unlikely event that you can actually find a 20lb (9-kilo) gobbler, you'll need to check beforehand that it can fit on your oven shelf. Whatever its size you may need to pre-order your turkey around three days in advance from your local poultry shop or stall but they will be more than happy to remove the giblets etc. for you to make the gravy with later.