Spain
offers a great variety of food in several distinctive styles
owing to its history, culture and climate. It is a real paradise
for the lovers of any kind of seafood. Cod fish, octopus, shrimp
and an ample selection of fish are of extraordinary quality.
Chick-peas, garbanzo beans, asparagus, olive oil, garlic are
common ingredients in Spanish food that are blended with sauces and spices mixed with
meat like lamb, beef or poultry to create amazing mouthwatering
dishes. Some of the dishes include Cocido (a traditional Spanish dish
made from sausage or bacon), Paella (saffron rice with fish),
Mariscos (shellfish), Fabada Asturiana (bean stew), Lechazo
asado (roasted lamb), parrillada (mix of various fried fish
and shellfish) and Chulletillas (grilled lamb). Most restaurants
serve tapas which are little portions of several regional specialties.
This is an inexpensive way to sample the different food of Spanish cuisine.
Purchase Spanish Cuisine Online!
La Tienda's offers a variety of Spanish cuisine for online purchase that you would normally find in any market or restaurant in Spain. One of their most sumptuous selections is the Jamon Serrano, and the most prized Iberico Bellota which is produced from Iberico pigs that have only been fed on acorns their entire lives, which produces the most succulent hams. These are the famous hams you will find hanging at many Spanish bars and markets in Spain. They also offer Spanish Chorizo, Manchego Cheese, Spanish Paella, Saffron, Smoked paprika, Spanish wines, and amazing tapas packages. Click on the Tienda logo or any of the highlighted foods that you are interested in and you will feel like you are carousing an awe inspiring Mercado in Spain.
Spain also offers several kinds of delicious soups. Gazpacho
(chilled tomato soup), Sopa de Ajo (a typical garlic soup) and
various fish soup.
Spain makes several famed wines and they are usually had with in combination with eating food. Rioja is Spain's best wine-making region. Albariño,
Sherry (a white wine from Jerez), Cava (white wine similar to
champagne) and Ribeiro are world famous wines. The prices for
these Spanish wines range from affordable to very expensive. Other beverages
popular in Spain are beer, sangria, coffee and horchata (nonalcoholic
drink made from a root).
