Spanish Foods & Recipes

A country’s cuisine is its landscape in a cooking pot and Spain has expressed that with its variety of foods.  Combinations made with fish, meat or poultry are normal used in everyday dishes.  Sausage is favored in Spain and prepared with several dishes.  Spaniards add ingredients such as, mushrooms, cheese, oranges and lemons to the food for taste.  They throw in some hot sauce for kicks and flavor.  Of course tomatoes, peppers, potatoes and corn are must need ingredients for Spanish dishes. 

While the cuisines of the Spanish region are widely diverse, they have some things in common with other countries.  Tastes are extremely similar in national dishes among the different countries.  Sauces are used for many Spanish dishes and sometimes it is the sauce that really makes the dish a success.  Not only are sauces used, but there are also a variety of spices involved in the creation of a dish.  Spices bring out the dish’s flavor.  In today’s society more people are choosing to eat spicy foods and Spanish food is full of hot spicy peppers such as, jalapeños, which makes the dish fire in the mouth. 

Tapas are covered dishes which vary from simple to complex including fish, eggs, cheese, vegetables, dips, pastries and more.  Tapas make an excellent meal, typically because of the portions of food contained in the dish.   Americans and Spaniard’s life-styles are vastly different when it comes to eating habits.  Spaniards have a light breakfast around 8:00 a.m. Then they follow that up with a mid-morning breakfast at 11:00 a.m.  They enjoy tapas around 1:00 p.m. and then have a three-course lunch around 2:00 p.m.  Snack times are around 5:00 p.m. and they typically have pastries and tea.  Later on around 8:00 p.m. they will have evening tapas following up with a three-course dinner around 10:00 p.m. Americans do not have enough time throughout the day to digest that much food.  Spaniards definitely eat more than the average American.

Spainish Recipes:

• ACAPULCO CHICKEN (EN ESCABECHE)
• Almond Red Sauce
• ANDY'S SKILLET SUPPER
• ANTICUCHOS
• Apricot Basting Sauce
• Arroz con Pollo
• Arroz Verde (Green Rice)
• Avocado & Raisin Dip
• Basic Green Sauce
• Red Sauce Recipe
• Bean & Garlic Dip 
• BEANS COOKED IN A POT (FRIJOLES DE OLLA)
• Beef & Tequila Stew
• Beef Tacos Recipe
• Bell Pepper Rajas Recipe
• Black bean & salmon appetizer