If you caught our recent post on the sherries of Spain, you may well be dreaming of visiting the Sherry Triangle, situated between the three towns of El Puerto de Santa Maria, Jerez de la Frontera and Sanlucar de Barrameda. But there’s more to this region than just sherry. In fact, the whole Andalucían area is full of flavors and More info
It might be easy to get these divine Spanish pastries mixed up with South America’s less ‘savory’ export, but it’s well worth getting to know more about scrummy coca from the Catalonian region of Spain… The name for theses tasty pastries shares the same etymology as the German kuchen and the English cake. They may sound sweet and cakey, but More info
As rich and diverse as Spanish cuisine is, there are three ingredients which are just as crucial as those other mainstays, conversation and wine. These are the flavors the Spanish just cannot live without – aceite de oliva, ajo, and pan. Here are their stories. Aceite de Oliva (olive oil) Olive oil is one of those unmistakable oils that simply More info
As in Barcelona, the tapas of Spain’s capital city, Madrid, tend to push boundaries of place and time – especially in the relatively new gastrobars of La Latina. This part of the city is the historic core of Madrid, thought to be its original centre of expansion. Today, it’s also home to some of the best new tapas bars in More info
In a recent blog post we introduced you to the finest dishes and the most iconic cuisine of Spain’s Andalucian region. Today we’ll be taking a closer, culinary look at one of Spain’s most famous Andalucian delicacy, Gazpacho, and finding out the secret to Iberia’s much-loved cold soup. A Short History of Gazpacho The story of Gazpacho is a microcosm More info
For a dish so quintessentially Spanish as paella (pronounced pa-EH-ya), you’d think there’d be only one way to make it – one cherished national recipe meticulously followed and kept intact down the ages by passionate master chefs. But the fact is, wherever you go in Spain, you’ll come across unique regional variations, with new ones popping up all the time. More info
Although it can be a frustration to many an ill-prepared tourist in Spain when shops and business almost universally haul down their shutters at two in the afternoon and don´t open them until five, the siesta is nevertheless an integral part of the Spanish national culture. Considering that the average Spaniard may not eat dinner until nine, ten, or even More info
As America, along with many other countries around the world, gears up to celebrate Fathers Day this coming Sunday, we thought we’d take an in-depth look at how the Spaniards do it - or rather did it, back on March 19th. Relative to Mothers Day, the tradition of setting aside 24 hours for the exclusive celebration of fathers is particularly More info
High in the otherworldly beauty of the Alpujarras mountains in Granada, the town of Lanjarón is famous for its San Juan ham and water celebrations on the 23rd June every year. The annual San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) festival is celebrated all over Spain, usually with roaring bonfires, ostensibly to empower the waning sun after the summer More info
Each year, for a period of several days around May 15, the city of Madrid celebrates its patron saint with the Fiesta de San Isidro. But before Isidro was a ‘San’, he was Isidore the farmer (Isidro Labrador), a Spanish day laborer born to peasant Catholics in eleventh century Madrid. Spending much of his life in the service of the More info