Wiktionary
n. 1 A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. 2 A mixture; a hodge-podge.
WordNet
n. Spanish version of burgoo [syn: Spanish burgoo]
Wikipedia
Olla podrida (, also , ; literally "rotten pot") is a Spanish stew made from pork and beans and a wide variety of other meats and vegetables, often including chickpeas, depending on the recipe used. The meal is traditionally prepared in a clay pot over several hours. It is eaten as a main course, sometimes as a single dish, and sometimes with ingredients separated (i.e., meats from the rest, or liquids from solids). It is a specialty of the city of Burgos.
The recipe can be found in Opera dell’arte del cucinare by Bartolomeo Scappi, the cook of Pope Pius V, published in 1570. This recipe was translated in Dutch by Antonius Magirus for the Koock-boeck oft Familieren kevken-boeck, first published in Leuven in 1612.
It was mentioned by Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) in his "Address to a Haggis" under the name olio:
Is there that o're his French ragout
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi' perfect scunner,
Looks down wi' sneering, scornfu' view
On sic a dinner?
Usage examples of "olla podrida".
There is nothing in the world less nourishing than an olla podrida.
I smelt the homely scent of an olla podrida as I came up the stairs.
What you would call a pot-au-feu, Maurice, or you, Maggie, an olla podrida.
The aroma of food, an olla podrida that had been cooking all day, drew him on, but at the same time he wished to savor and even touch items of his collection.
After a short rest and resupplyihg, Ilitu wants to investigate the Great Scarp and the Olla Podrida.