The Spanish kitchen

Spain isn’t only known for its lovely weather and the beautiful beaches, but also for its excellent kitchen. During your holiday in or around one of Spain’s many coastal towns, you are sure to be tempted more than once to walk into a restaurant and be surprised by the excellent dishes that are offered. The famous seaside resort of Benidorm is going to show that there’s more than the typical snack bars and diners this year.

From the 19th until the 25th of April the town hosts the culinary event ‘Cocina Mediterránea, Huerta y Mar’. A tasteful celebration where you can have an extensive taste of everything Benidorm has to offer gastronomically.

By the way, did you know that your health can really benefit from the diet that origins from around the Mediterranean Sea? Not only your physical condition but also your mental state can improve by adopting the eating pattern that mainly consists of fruit, vegetables, bread, fish and chicken. During a research the eating habits of subject were monitored during 5 years, scientists discovered that people who followed the traditional Mediterranean diet had 30 percent less chance of being struck by a depression.

What many tourists don’t know, is that Europe’s oldest beer also is from Spain. Many, many years before the country got known as a wine country, the inhabitants were already drinking beer at several different occasions like welcoming new visitors and celebrating military success. In many bars and restaurants you will find all kinds of beers like Estrella, Dorada, Victoria and San Miguel, so give yourself a treat and be surprised by the rich history in beer Spain has to offer.

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