'bowl'), is a traditional Catalan and Valencian soup made with meat and vegetables.

[1] Francesc Eiximenis wrote in the 14th century that it was eaten every day by Catalan people.

[2] It is characterized by the use of a pilota, a very big meatball spiced with garlic and parsley; it also contains vegetables as celery, cabbage, carrots, etc.

In historical times, a type called escudella de pagès, which had pasta and rice, was made mainly on Thursdays and Sundays, and it is traditionally eaten on Christmas Day.

[2][5] It includes meat from four different animals, a pilota, several vegetables and the traditional special type of pasta, known as galets, which are snail-shaped and notable for their considerable size.