The Food Of Spain
Crossroads can signify a meeting point between different peoples and races or a melting pot of cultures. Spain has a diverse crossroad cuisine that reflects its rich historical legacy which has resulted in particularly rich food. Due to the many civilizations that have left behind their tastes and knowledge in the art of cooking and eating paired with the rich diversity of Spain’s geography and climate, this country provides a wide variety of products that are the staples of the Spanish kitchen, one of the healthiest kitchens.
According to nutrition experts. Spain also has fresh cuisine which is truly wonderful. Farmers offer vegetables and fruit literally just picked that you can enjoy at the table within hours. Spanish cuisine also revolves around olive oil, which provides the most natural, healthy and tasty oil product in the world. It is obtained by compression of the olives to produce the oil that gently permeates the taste of many Spanish dishes. Finally, Spain enjoys the culture of the vine and wine which are two things that provide happiness, and Spain excels in this area.
A Paradise for Fish and Seafood
Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts are near major migratory routes of fish, which, thanks to Spanish fishermen, are available to the visitor who travels to Spain. This quantity and variety of fish and seafood is the envy of all fans of fish dishes in the world. All species of the family of tuna, delicious bream, sea bass, juicy sardines and mackerel, kingfish, full-bodied succulent turbot, excellent sole, monkfish, grouper, snapper, parrot fish and swordfish, plus many more, can be cooked on the grill, cooked with various sauces, baked or fried in a way unknown to most people such that you could eat fish every day for a year without repeating a recipe.
If we add to this the river species such as salmon, lamprey and brown trout, among the best known, and other succulent seafood such as prawns, shrimps, langoustines, lobster, crayfish, sea spiders, crabs, barnacles, oysters, clams, scallops, cockles, mussels, sea urchins and etespardeñas, among others, along with a level of quality hard to match, you will easily understand why Spain is a paradise for fish lovers.
A Banquet of Roasted Meats
In the area of meats, the Spanish specialty is roast beef, especially that of very small animals which are tender and full of flavor like pig, lamb and goat. Spain produces beef under different brand names indicative of origin that ensure their quality.