What is worth eating in Spain?
Spanish cuisine, although not as popular as Italian or French, is extremely diverse. This is due both to the history of this part of the world (influences of the Roman Empire, Arab culture or colonies located in the Americas), as well as to the far-reaching autonomy of individual regions of the country.
Traditional Spanish dishes
The most famous Spanish dishes are paella and gazpacho. Paella consists mainly of rice cooked with saffron and all kinds of additives, such as meat, vegetables and seafood. Gazpacho is very similar to the cooler known in Poland, with the difference that its base is raw vegetables (especially tomatoes) and olive oil.
For snacks, try chorizzo, i.e. traditional dry sausage, as well as tapas. Tapas are small snacks, reminiscent of traditional sandwiches, served hot or cold, with all possible ingredients - from meats to eggs, vegetables or seafood.
Going on holiday to Spain, it's impossible not to eat traditional seafood or beef dishes. The dishes belonging to the first group are pulpo, or octopus, served in many different ways, both as a main course and as an addition, as well as a huge number of fish, lobster or shrimp dishes. The most famous Spanish dish of beef is rabo de toro, which is literally the bull's tail. Rabo de Toro is a meat stew with a very expressive taste, prepared with the addition of white wine.
What's for dessert?
If you are looking for an original dessert, you should be tempted by a sweet, usually caramel egg cream called flan or almendras garrapinadas, or almonds in sugar. If you like donuts, you should like churros - deep-fried dough cakes, served with powdered sugar or soaked in hot chocolate. We offer alfajores to cookie lovers - shortbread cookies with kajmakowa mass. Another dessert known in Spain is arroz con leche, i.e. rice on milk with additions such as sugar, cinnamon, grated lemon or orange zest, vanilla. A popular treat, especially during the Christmas season, is turrón - a type of nougat served in the form of cubes, made of sugar, honey, proteins and nuts or almonds.
Spanish cuisine will certainly satisfy even the most demanding gourmets. If you are interested in traditional dishes, it is worth not limiting yourself to meals served in the hotel, but also try local specialties in numerous restaurants.
