Hi, I don't really know how to start this and I know it will sound horrible because I'm using the translator, (English is not my strong suit), anyway I really wanted to try this. Well, things like fencing, music, drawing, cooking and dancing are my favorite things although I have different interests, I am not someone too outgoing but if you write to me I will try to have a nice conversation I still have characters so I have no idea what else to comment on, well I have a guinea pig I am Spanish and I am good at Italian
Iβve always wondered which other cuisines do Spanish people like second to the Spanish one (obviously)? Or is it always Spanish food for dinner?
Looking for something not touristy and authentic, preferably cheap compared to Centro restaurants
You can find Spanish restaurants in many cities here in the U.S. Are there any in the cities in your country? Have you tried Spanish food before?
Does anyone have recommendations for cookbooks for genuine Spanish dishesβnot the Americanized versions. LOL! I know Spain has diverse regional preferences, so recommendations for authentic recipes for dishes preferred in Castile-La Mancha would be great. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
I've been watching some Spanish cooking shows and I think Spanish smoked paprika, potatoes, onion, garlic, eggs, and olive oil are the most common ingredients I've seen.
What other ingredients are quintessential in Spanish cuisine?
Sorry if this has been answered before, i did a search but couldn't find anything!
Seems strange how two countries that dominated the spice trade in the 16th century adopted very different culinary practices. Most spanish people i know can hardly tolerate any spice yet the portuguese are famous for sauces like peri peri that have quite a bit. You would think they would share similar tastes being so close geographically but I suppose this isn't the case.
Missing my mums cooking so much due to lockdown, wanting to be inspired to cook. Thanks :)
I recently found out that tomatoes are native to the Americas and were brought to Europe by the Spanish (or the jesuits). Today tomatoes are ubiquitous in Spanish and Italian cuisine. What was "typical" Spanish/Italian food prior to the introduction of the tomatoe and how did the tomatoe come to dominate these cuisines in such a short time. Did it replace local ingredients or was it added onto existing recipes?
As said in topic. :) I always use proper rice and the best seafood I can get of course and tried a few recipies. But still I can see everywhere in the internet comments like "this is not paella", "my spanish grandmother would cry seeing this". So I want to make real paella, not rice with things. ;)
I don't know Spanish, so I need a recipe in English. Also I just bought special pan. :) Can someone help me?
The other day, I had a sudden thought about Mexican Cuisine. Is it some sort of conglomerate of Mayan/Aztec Cuisine (whatever it was), combined with the Colonial Spanish Cuisine? Was the local culture too strong, and Mexican Cuisine today is largely unchanged from what the Mayans/Aztecs ate? Did the Spaniards completely obliterate Mayan/Aztec culture, and modern day Mexican Cuisine is basically a mutated version of Spanish Cuisine using the local ingredients?
Oddly Curious for some reason.
I made a previous post and spelt the name wrong lol, thank you to everyone who helped me realize!
My grandparents (from Cuba) opened a restaurant on jfk street in Cambridge in 1969 and sold it in 92. Has anybody been there or have memories? I love my grandparents and I love the stories and passion they had for that restaurant, it was called IruΓ±a and it was a Spanish cuisine restaurant. I know it wasnβt visible from the street and I believe the address was 56 jfk street.
So /r/food told me to post this question in /r/cooking, and I did, but /r/cooking made me aware that y'all exist and I would get better answers than from them and so I should post here; so here I am! With my weird sudden curiosity about something I have completely not interacted with for several months now.
The other day, I had a sudden thought about Mexican Cuisine. Is it some sort of conglomerate of Mayan/Aztec Cuisine (whatever it was), combined with the Colonial Spanish Cuisine? Was the local culture too strong, and Mexican Cuisine today is largely unchanged from what the Mayans/Aztecs ate? Did the Spaniards mostly obliterate Mayan/Aztec culture, and modern day Mexican Cuisine is basically a mutated version of Spanish Cuisine using the local ingredients?
Oddly Curious for some reason.
(PS: How the hell does friggin' Taco Bell fit into all this??)
