Tag: Spanish Food

• Bacalao at Taberna El Balconcillo

  

  Our first experience with salt cod was in a little French restaurant in Virginia. The cod was mixed into a creamy brandade, a rich dip that we recreated over and over for anyone willing to eat at our house. Finding good salt cod in grocery stores in the United States was a challenge. It was…

  Julia B. Wilde

  January 15, 2017

  Restaurants, Spain

  Food, Restaurants, Seafood, Spain, Spanish Food, Tapas, Valencia

• Zarzuela de Mariscos

  

  Valencia may have 320 days of sunshine a year, but sometimes it has to rain. We’ve had a spell of dreary weather with cold temperatures and rainy days that has us craving comfort food. We searched for a dish loaded with seafood that would also be hearty enough to warm our bones. We found Zarzuela…

  Julia B. Wilde

  December 18, 2016

  Recipes, Spanish Food

  cooking, Food, Recipes, Seafood, Spain, Spanish Food

• Spanish Tortilla

  

  The Tortilla de Patata, known elsewhere as a Spanish Tortilla, is a simple and satisfying dish loved by all in Spain. I would be willing to bet that every Spanish restaurant in Spain makes tortilla. You can order a slice of it as a tapa or pincho, but most people here seem to like it…

  Julia B. Wilde

  November 27, 2016

  Recipes, Spanish Food

  Food, Recipe, Spain, Spanish Food, Tapas

• Mariscos A La Plancha, Catalan-style

  

  Mariscos a la plancha translates to grilled seafood. When our Catalan friends Miki and Mariangels S’Agaro announced that they were going to prepare fresh mariscos a la plancha for us in their home on the Costa Brava, I went into my yummy dance. Our day started with a trip to the market in Sant Feliu…

  Julia B. Wilde

  October 16, 2016

  Spain, Spanish Food

  Food, Spain, Spanish Food, travel

• Spanish Conservas. Yes, you can get great seafood in a can

  

  Our interest was piqued at Jib’s Gastrobar, a little bar in Valencia across from the Jardin del Parterre (Garden of the Parterre). We ordered the Mejillones (mussels) under the list of Conservas on the menu, and were surprised when they arrived to the table in a can. The plump mussels inside were basking in a…

  Julia B. Wilde

  September 25, 2016

  Spain, Spanish Food

  Catalonia, Conservas, Food, Spain, Spanish Food, travel

• Tasting Jamón Ibérico in Valencia

  

  Few things are more important to Spanish cuisine and culture than jamón ibérico, the celebrated ham made from Black Iberian pigs. Spanish ham is considered to be the best in the world. Massive legs of jamón hang from ceilings in restaurants and markets all over the country. I can’t recall seeing a restaurant menu in…

  Julia B. Wilde

  September 11, 2016

  Restaurants, Spanish Food

  Food, jamon iberico, Spain, Spanish Food, travel, Valencia, wine