Welcome to the food addition of my blog. All right so since I have been in Spain I have eaten things and tried foods that I probably won´t ever go back to eating and then there are some I would love to bring to Texas, such as the Spanish Tortilla. The tortilla over is actually a gigantic open face omlette with either onions, or potatoes, or just served plain by itself. If you put enough eggs and potatoes into it, its quite a handful to eat. The tortilla and paella are two of the Spanish dishes which are staples over here. However, every family makes their lunch and dinner a little different from the next family.
Here are some things about Spanish food you should know.
- Very few Spanish dishes are even close to Mexican food
-Dessert to the Spanish is either fruit or yogurt and the occasional flan.
-Candy consumption is high after the Christmas season that´s when a lot of candy is traditionally given.
- They like soup in all varieties.
- Pig in all its various names and forms, the Spaniards love. Jamon Serrano is 3 year old cured ham that is basically a giant ham leg set to cure and then you cut the leg.
- Seafood is used in a lot of dishes here. Shrimp, calamari, fish, etc...
(I ate mini baby squid or something like it the other day for lunch)
-Trying explaning what the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a Spanish tortilla to a Spanish Señora, she´ll look at you like your crazy-
- They don´t do spicy foods over here. Jalepeños, and any form of spice isnt used in cooking unless you go to a really touristy hotel or a restaurant.
-If you want to eat fresh things, be healthy, Spain is the country for it.
They love olives and anything olive related.
I have eaten some amazing meals over here though. That´s what study abroad is for, to broaden your gustatory senses.
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