Terracotta bowl of fried bread crumbs with red pepper and pork pieces.

Migas extremeñas

Spain · Europe

Short description
This rustic bread dish turns leftover bread into crisp, savory crumbs with pork and peppers.
Ingredients
Stale bread crumbs, pork belly or chorizo, garlic, red pepper, olive oil, paprika, optional grapes or egg, and salt.
Cultural note
It is associated with shepherd-style cooking and with making a filling meal from dry bread and a few strong seasonings.
Common misconception
It is not a soft stuffing or porridge; the crumbs are fried until loose and lightly crisp.

image credit

Caceres-Migas-DavidDaguerro.jpg

creator:
DavidDaguerro
license:
CC BY-SA 4.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons via a 1600px Commons redirect thumbnail, center-cropped/resized, and re-encoded for Gochizu.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.