Browsing Cuisine: Spanish

St James’s Cake

Tarta De Santiago Named after the patron saint of Spain, this cake is common in Galicia, where there is a shrine to St James (lago) in Santiago de Compostella. It…

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Baked Rice With Garlic

Arroz Al Horno Con Perdiz This vegetarian dish comes from Valencia, where it is served during the Lenten fast. Its Spanish name means ‘with partridge’ – though the partridge is…

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Horchata (Chilled Almond Drink)

The Moorish original of horchata was made with pine nuts, seeds and chufas or tiger nuts (which aren’t nuts, but a tuberous root) and used as a ‘pick-me-up’. Almonds can…

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Meat and Vegetable Stew (Olla Podrida)

This filling Spanish dish predates the Inquisition and was, in fact, originally Jewish. It was altered during the Inquisition by the Jewish community to include pork to convince the skeptical…

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