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Preparation techniques and cooking items

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Ingredients and types of food

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Spanish cuisine is made of very different kinds of dishes due to the differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by the variety of seafood available from the waters that surround the country, Spain being the second (after Japan) consumer of fish. As Spain has had a history with many different cultural influences, the richness and variety of its cuisine is overwhelming, but all these ingredients have made up a unique cuisine with thousands of recipes and flavours. The international influences are perhaps most obvious in Barcelona. Next door to a shop selling ready-made falafels might be an Asian food restaurant, which is next to a traditional tapas bar, and on and on in amazing variety. A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ... A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ...

Much influence on Spanish cuisine has come from the Jewish and Moorish traditions. The Moors were a strong influence in Spain for many centuries and some of their food is still eaten in Spain today. However, pork is popular and for centuries eating pork was also a statement of ethnical limpieza de sangre. Several products of the Americas were introduced in Europe through Spain, and a modern Spanish cook couldn't do without potatoes, tomatoes, peppers or beans. These are some of the primary influences that have differentiated Spanish cuisine from Mediterranean cuisine, of which Spanish cuisine shares many techniques and food items. The Jewish cuisine has been formed both by the dietary laws of kashrut (keeping kosher) and the many cultures in which Jews have travelled. ... Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Origins of the Name Juba II king of Mauretania The name derives from the ancient Berber... Limpieza de sangre is also a novel in the Captain Alatriste series by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. ... External links Mediterranean cuisine guide and recipes Categories: Stub | Mediterranean cuisine ...

Daily meals eaten by the Spanish in many areas of the country are still very often made traditionally by hand, from fresh ingredients bought daily from the local market. This is more common in the rural areas and less common in the large urban areas like Madrid, where supermarkets are beginning to displace the open air markets. However, even in Madrid food can be bought from the local shops, bread from the panadería, meat from the carnicería, etc.

Traditional Spanish cooking also often revolves around outdoor cooking over a fire, perhaps in a special clay or brick oven.

One popular custom when going out is to take tapas with your drink (sherry, wine, beer...). In some places, like Granada, tapas are given for free with your drink and have become very famous for that reason. It should be noted that almost every tapas bar serves something comestible when a drink is ordered, without charge. See Tapas (Sanskrit) for the spiritual concept. ...

Another traditional favorite is the churro with a mug of thick hot chocolate to dip the churro in. Churrerías, or stores that serve churros, are quite common. Specifically the Chocolatería de San Ginés in Madrid is very famous as a place to stop and have some chocolate with churros, often late into the night (even dawn) after being out on the town. Often traditional Spanish singers will be seen to entertain the guests. [1] (http://www.spain-info.com/madrid/Classic-Cafes-Madrid.html) A churro is a sweet, fried pastry-based snack, popular in Spain, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and the USA. It is sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut or Mexican doughnut. ... Chocolate comes in dark, light, and white varieties with cocoa contributing the brown coloration. ... Coat of arms Plaza de España (Spain square) Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ...

Typical Spanish foods also include

• Paella (saffron rice)
• Fabada Asturiana (bean stew)
• Mariscos (shellfish)
• Gazpacho Soup
• Lechazo asado (roasted milk-fed lamb)
• Chuletillas (grilled chops of milk-fed lamb)
• Tortilla de patatas (egg omelette, with potatoes)
• Chorizo (spicy sausage)
• Jamón serrano (cured ham)
• Cocido (a chickpea and meat stew of sorts)
• Arroz a la Cubana
• Turrón, a dessert with almonds and honey, typical of Christmas
• Tortas de Aceite from Seville, a sweet Olive Oil pastry

Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Fabada Asturiana, often simply known as Fabada, is a rich bean stew, originally from and most commonly found in Asturias, but widely available throughout Spain and in Spanish restaurants world-wide. ... Shellfish is a term used to describe molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... Gazpacho soup, also known as gazpacho, is a cold, tomato-based Spanish soup that is popular in warmer areas and during the summer. ... A lamb being bottle fed Lamb A lamb is a young sheep. ... A lamb being bottle fed Lamb A lamb is a young sheep. ... Tortilla de patatas (potato omelette) is also sometimes called tortilla española (Spanish omelette) to differentiate it from the dish commonly known as tortilla francesa (French omelette) or just tortilla, which is made only with eggs. ... Chorizo Chorizo is a pork sausage originating from Spain. ... Jamón serrano (literally sierra (mountain) ham) is a dry-cured Spanish ham, which is generally served raw in thin slices, similar to the Italian prosciutto. ... Arroz a la cubana, which means Cuban-style rice, is a Spanish dish consisting of rice, tomato sauce, fried eggs, and fried bananas. ... Turrón de Alicante Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ... The Torta de Aceite with more than 100 years of Tradition is a product of spanish andalusian patisserie. ...

See also

• Cooking
• Wines of Spain
• Cuisine of Catalonia

Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ... Catalan cuisine is based on the ingredients of the Mediterranean area: fresh vegetables (especially tomato, garlic, aubergine, red pepper, and artichoke), wheat products (bread, pasta), olive oils, wines, legumes (beans, chick peas), all sorts of pork preparations (sausages, ham), all sorts of cheese, poultry, lamb, and many types of fish...

External links

• Cookbook:Cuisine of Spain (from the Wikipedia cookbook)
• Map of Spain with information on the cuisine in different areas of the country (http://www.red2000.com/spain/g-map.html)
• Mediterrasian.com:Spanish recipes (http://www.mediterrasian.com/cuisine_of_month_recipes_spanish.htm)