Spanish cuisine varies markedly by region, tied to local geography from Galician seafood to Andalusian gazpacho, but shares an abundant use of olive oil, garlic and saffron across the whole country. Centuries of Moorish rule under Al Andalus, from 711 to 1492, diffused rice cultivation and citrus fruit into the Iberian peninsula, and tomatoes and potatoes arrived from the Americas after 1492 and became central to dishes such as gazpacho and salmorejo. Tapas, small dishes traditionally served with a drink, are widely regarded as identifying Spanish gastronomic culture internationally.
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Signature TechniqueCooking rice slowly in a wide shallow pan over an open or low heat, the technique behind paella and its many regional variants. 1 Origin RegionThe Iberian Peninsula, southwestern Europe. 2 Connections
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More than three hundred years of Spanish colonization introduced fiesta foods, wheat pastries and a name that came to be attached to the pre existing native vinegar cooking technique, adobo.
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Arros a banda (Wikipedia)
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Cocido madrileno, Wikipedia
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Cocido madrileño (Spanish: [koˈθiðo maðɾiˈleɲo]; "Madrilenian stew") is a traditional chickpea-based stew associated with the Madrid region.
View the Source Fabada asturiana - Wikipedia
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Fabada asturiana, often simply known as fabada, is a rich Asturian bean stew, originally from and most commonly found in the autonomous community of Principality of Asturias, but widely available throughout the whole of Spain and in Spanish restaurants worldwide.
View the Source Wikipedia, Gachas
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Gachas is an ancestral basic dish of central and southern Spain.
View the Source Torta de Gazpacho (Wikipedia)
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Torta de gazpacho is a type of torta, or flat bread, used to prepare a dish called gazpacho or gazpacho manchego in La Mancha and Southeast Spain, including Murcia and parts of the autonomous community of Valencia.
View the Source Huevos rotos (Wikipedia)
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Huevos rotos or huevos estrellados is any of a number of Spanish dishes involving eggs fried in a large amount of olive oil or any other oil.
View the Source Pescado frito (Wikipedia)
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Pescado frito (lit. 'fried fish' in Spanish), also called pescaíto frito (lit. 'fried little fish' in Andalusian dialect), is a traditional dish from the Southern coast of Spain, typically found in Andalusia, but also in Catalonia, Valencia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
View the Source Croquette (Wikipedia)
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A croquette (; French: [kʁɔkɛt]; Spanish: croqueta) is a deep-fried roll originating in French cuisine and most extended in Spanish cuisine consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is then breaded.
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In Spanish cuisine, sopa de ajo ('soup of garlic') is a traditional garlic soup made with bread and egg poached in chicken broth, and laced with garlic and sherry.
View the Source Mantecada (Wikipedia)
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Mantecadas are spongy sweet bread originating in Spain.
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Esqueixada (Catalan pronunciation: [əskəˈʃaðə]) is a traditional Catalan dish, a salad of shredded salt cod, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and vinegar, salt, and sometimes a garnish of olives or hard-boiled eggs.
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Fideuà (dialectal pronunciation of the Valencian word fideuada "large amount of noodles" from Andalusian Arabic fidáwš) is a seafood dish originally from the coast of Valencia that is similar to paella, and even more so to arròs a banda, but with pasta noodles instead of rice.
View the Source Patatas a lo pobre (Wikipedia)
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Patatas a lo pobre (lit. 'poor man's potatoes') is a simple potato dish from Andalusian cuisine.
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Xuixo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃuʃu]; also known as xuxo; Spanish: suso) is a viennoiserie from the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.
View the Source Quesada pasiega (Wikipedia)
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Quesada pasiega is a dessert typical of the region of Cantabria, Spain.
View the Source Miguelitos (Wikipedia)
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They originated in La Roda, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain: Manuel Blanco, the creator of these flaky desserts, was born in La Roda in 1925.
View the Source Bienmesabe (Wikipedia)
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Bienmesabe (Spanish: "it tastes good to me") is a sweet Spanish dessert prepared with honey, egg yolk, and ground almonds as primary ingredients.
View the Source Hornazo (Wikipedia)
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Hornazo (Spanish: [oɾˈnaθo]) is a Spanish meat pie eaten in the provinces of Salamanca and Ávila.
View the Source Arroz caldoso (Wikipedia)
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Arroz caldoso is a dish which originated in Spain.
View the Source Galician bread (Wikipedia)
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Galician bread (pan galego in Galician, pan gallego in Spanish) is the bread that is traditionally produced in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northern Spain, recognized as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) since December 20, 2019.
View the Source Caragols a la llauna (Wikipedia)
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Caragols a la llauna (or cargols a la llauna in certain dialects, or cargolada in Northern Catalonia) is a delicacy of Catalan cuisine.
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