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{{short description|Fish and potato stew}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2019}}
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| alternate_name   =Marmitako, marmita, marmite and sorropotún 
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| type             = [[Stew]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Potato]]es, [[Tuna as food|tuna]], [[onion]]s, [[Bell pepper|peppers]], and [[tomato]]es
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'''Tuna pot''', '''marmitako''' in [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]] and '''marmita''', '''marmite''' or '''sorropotún''' in [[Cantabria]] is a [[Fish as food|fish]] [[stew]] that was eaten on [[Tuna as food|tuna]] fishing boats in the [[Cantabrian Sea]].<ref name="Barrenechea Koehler Hirsheimer 2009">{{cite book | last=Barrenechea | first=T. | last2=Koehler | first2=J. | last3=Hirsheimer | first3=C. | title=The Cuisines of Spain: Exploring Regional Home Cooking | publisher=Ten Speed Press | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-58008-835-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0XAM8_XgLn0C&pg=PT188 | access-date=August 23, 2019 | page=pt188}}</ref> Today it is a simple dish with tuna, [[potato]]es, [[onion]]s, [[Bell pepper|peppers]], and [[tomato]]es.

The original [[French language|French]] word ''marmite'' is a metal pot with lid. This French word ''marmite'' or the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] equivalent ''marmita'' gives name to the dish in the East and Central Coast of Cantabria while the [[Cantabrian dialect|Cantabrian]] word ''sorropotún'' is used in the West Coast. ''Marmitako'' in [[Basque language]] means 'from the pot'.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

== History ==
Tuna pot was eaten by Basque fishermen during fishing season. As they stayed a long time at sea, the food used to go bad, so they ate the [[tuna]] they fished with cooked potatoes and [[choricero peppers]] that kept well.

==See also==
* [[List of tuna dishes]]

==References==
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[[Category:Spanish soups and stews]]
[[Category:Tuna dishes]]
[[Category:Basque cuisine]]
[[Category:Cantabrian cuisine]]
[[Category:National dishes]]
[[Category:Potato dishes]]
[[Category:Fish stews]]


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