Creating Spanish Cuisine Ambassadors Reply
In the context of the International Madrid Fusion Gastronomy Summit ICEX, the Spanish export agency, presented the fifth edition of its Young Chefs Culinary Scholarship in Spain. Fifteen young chefs from 13 different countries have come here to learn about Spanish cuisine and products with the objective of returning to their countries of origin and becoming Spanish gastronomy ambassadors. Their kitchen training is directly in 28 restaurants of Spanish chefs like Ramón Freixa, Juan Mari Arzak and Pepe Solla. More…
The Astonishing Gastronomy of Euskadi Reply
“Euskadi,” “Basque Country” in the Basque language, is a small region (7,234 square kilometers, substantially smaller than either Connecticut or the island of Crete) in Spain’s northwest corner. It has its own character, language, customs and, incidentally, 15 Michelin-starred restaurants. With a bevy of world-class cooks like Martín Berasategui, Juan Mari Arzac or Pedro Subijana, it’s easy to understand why, in recent years, Euskadi has become a place of pilgrimage for people interested in extraordinary dining, whether in bucolic farmhouse restaurants in their deep-green hills or in great gastronomic emporiums. This is a region whose cooks have brilliantly rescued it from post-industrial oblivion. More…
The Lowdown on Spain’s Coveted Black-Legged Pig 2
Often when Spanish people want to describe something that’s super fine they call it “pata negra,” “black leg.” Therein lies a story. There are two versions of Spain’s renowned “jamón serrano,” or “mountain ham,” salt cured traditionally in villages at high altitudes with crisp temperatures and mountain air.
The first is what we’ll call standard jamón serrano made from normal white pigs. This can be an excellent ham and it’s what you’ll usually find in tapas bars around the country. More…
A Visit to Barcelona’s Boquería Market 1
You Can Also Eat There–Talk about “Market Fresh!”
If the main food market is the place you like to stop first in every new city you visit, you have a treat in store for you in Barcelona. Located in the middle of La Rambla pedestrian boulevard with its flower and bird stalls, and opposite the evocative Barrio Gótico restaurant quarter, the 19th-century Boquería Market (Mercado de San Josep) is one of Europe’s largest and most colorful. More…
Fascinated by Spanish Guitar Music? Reply
