When it comes to mouth-watering food, the Spaniards got it right. Spain is known as one of the world’s best destinations for delicious food, amazing wines and mind-blowing desserts, and we’re fully converted.
Do yourself a favour and track down your local Spanish restaurant, or, even better, get your flamenco shoes on and try your hand at a Spanish delicacy. It’ll take you on a culinary adventure without ever leaving your kitchen.
Paella
Oh paella, paella, paella…
Do yourself a favour if you find yourself in Spain. Wander away from the touristy areas of the city (the parts where the waiters beg you to come in from the sidewalk) and adventure on until you find yourself in a neighborhood where barely anyone speaks English, where the local kids are playing on the streets and if you look up, it’s hard to see the sky through the bright rainbow of laundry hanging between flats.
Find a local paella restaurant which doesn’t take reservations and only has a few tables, and order the traditional mixed paella dish, usually made with fresh (as fresh as fresh gets) Mediterranean seafood. You won’t regret it.
To get the recipe for our favourite seafood paella click here.
Jamón ibérico
If you think Italian proscuitto is the ultimate European meat delicacy, you haven’t yet entered the culinary wonderland of Jamón ibérico. This cured Spanish ham deserves an entire article dedicated to it.
You realize the importance of jamón as soon as you enter La Boqueria in Barcelona or any Spanish city or village, where you’ll find thousands of types, cuts and flavours hanging from the different artisan food shops.
Jamón possibilities can be overwhelming, but by the time you get from one side of La Boqueria to the other, you’ll have a full tummy and a thorough introduction to the world of this glorious Spanish ham.
Sangria
Sometimes all you need in life is a beach and monster pitcher of Spanish sangria.
Yes, you can thank the Spaniards for this refreshing dream drink. Based on different wines with endless combinations of varying spices and fruits (limes, apples, cinnamon, oranges, etc.), every sangria offers a unique flavour dimension for your palate to explore.
Fruity and refreshing, you’ll adore our white Summer sangria recipe.
Churros
There are two types of churros in this world. There’s the soggy, limp meagre churros often weighed down by grease and lard and generic toppings.
Then there is the other kind: the glorious Spanish churro. This is a magnificently golden and perfectly crisp fried dough dusted delicately in sugar and enjoyed alongside a cup of hot, luscious and rich hot chocolate for dipping or drinking (as the Spanish do).
And this ladies and gentlemen, this is the socially acceptable Spanish breakfast. Ready to move yet? Us too.
We love these churros with chilli chocolate sauce. Get the recipe here.
Catalan tomato bread
So for most Spaniards and tourists, Catalan tomato bread is a small part of the tapas culture. However, for some foodies, Catalan bread is the meal.
This article originally appeared on our sister site Recipes+
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