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Recipe: Christmas turrón and orange financiers
Turrón, the traditional Spanish Christmas sweet, has to a large extent managed to remain the product of artisan confectioners. All around Spain family-run businesses, sometimes centuries old, …
Omar Allibhoy and his Tapas Revolution
When 28 year-old Omar Allibhoy called his first Spanish bar ‘Tapas Revolution’, it wasn’t a name that he took on lightly. With his ‘call to arms’ rhetoric, …
Recipe: Pan-fried sea bass with piquillo peppers
This Spanish recipe largely uses pantry ingredients, so it takes very little preparation or organisation. Not only is it quick and easy, but it also brings together …
Recipe: Poached grapes with sherry vinegar
This is a beautifully light dessert – perfect for winding down a long evening of tapas and cleansing the palette. Once poached, the grapes have the intense …
Valencian fideuà paella recipe
Valencia is on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, and their classic paella – with delicate flavours of seafood and saffron – is perfect for hot summer days. Valencians …
Introduction to Spanish Cuisine
Spanish cooking is about food for the masses. Rustic, seasonal and colourful with splashes of saffron yellows, paprika reds, and honey, sherry-richness. It’s flavoursome, but not overcomplicated …