As the name implies, the site of Spanish Winery, Terra Remota ( Remote Land) is isolated and secluded, feeling even more so since the devastating fires that destroyed much of this region recently- leaving a path of charcoaled lifelessness in its wake. Read more
The legacy of French cuisine is being honored at a major gastronomy festival in San Sebastian, Spain this week, where some of the top chefs from France have been invited to represent the past, present and future of their country’s culinary heritage.
As Hilario Arbelaitz said at this years San Sebastian Gastronomika Festival “Basque Cuisine has changed with the influence of French Cuisine. France is an example to all of us!”
There really is no one recipe for traditional Spanish paella. In the same way pizzas are made with endless combinations of ingredients, paella can be made with various kinds of meats and vegetables. But, just in case you feel like experimenting sometime, we’ve helped you out by leaving an asterisk next to all the essential ingredients you should never leave out. Everything else can be left out or substituted as you wish.
One of the happiest events in Spain takes place every year on on the coast of Galicia in O Grove (El Grove), where many of the 11,000 population earn their living from seafood. The town has an annual festival in Honour of Seafood and to show off the excellence of the area’s shell fish and fish – the Fiesta de Exaltación del Marisco (Seafood Festival) attracts more than 220,000 people every year from 4 – 14 October. Read more
This food and wine congress , on the 30th of September at Hotel Me in Barcelona, is the first international congress on the harmony and interaction between wine and cuisine and the complementary nature of both on gastronomic menus.
Catalonia and the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain are a perfect place for raising livestock. Cows, sheep and goats are raised here to produce Spanish cheeses that are very much considered to be a delicacy throughout Spain and are now slowly becoming more recognized in the United States, United Kingdom and all over Europe.
Ingredients for traditional Spanish Catalan Creme recipe:
Gambas from Palamós are famous throughout Spain and prized for their flavour and size. If you have had an opportunity to sample these delicious creatures of the sea, you may understand why people even suck the juice out of the heads and shells, ensuring that they savour every last morsel. Read more
The simplest things in ife are often the best and this is the secret to making traditional Spanish Alioli. How to pronounce it, well it isn´t very difficult… “Al-ee-ohlee”, the Spanish version as opposed to the French aïoli. So then, how much difference is there between the two? Well, you could say that alioli is the less polite relative of aïoli and we mean that in the nicest possible way, because with its pungent garlic flavour combined with fruity extra-virgin olive oil, it’s not for the faint-hearted.
One of our most idyllic (and romantic) little lunchtime retreats arrives in the form of a 500 year old Catalan mill. Not only is the mill as pretty as a picture but is steeped in culinary history (which gets us really very excited). A visit here is as much about the passionate and knowledgeable owners, Gloria and Joseph Llavina, as it is about the cheese. Oh, the cheese….