A warm bowl of Christmas, Catalan style

The World

A holiday soup in Catalonia, in northeast Spain, dates back to the Middle Ages. But it’s as hot as ever. It’s called Escudella de Nadal, or Christmas Bowl in English. The World’s Gerry Hadden sat stove-side in a small village to see how it’s prepared.

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