Talavera-style potaje Food and drink · Talavera de la Reina, Talavera, Toledo Image of Talavera de la Reina, not of the place itself. Thick stew of dried chickpeas with spinach, desalted salt cod, onion, carrot, garlic and sweet paprika. It is the fast-day dish of Lent and of Semana Santa and it is served in the eating houses of the old town throughout the winter. Photo: normanm (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Talavera de la Reina