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Spain Recipes
Rice fields, olive groves, and a coastline of seafood. Not sure what to eat in Spain? Start with Marmitako, Bocadillo de Calamares, Tarta de Santiago and Churros con Chocolate. Here are 7 authentic Spain recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
7 recipes
Paella de Verduras (Valencian Vegetable Paella)Valencia, Spain · medium · 60 minSaffron rice cooked wide and shallow until it forms the prized socarrat crust, loaded with market vegetables.
Tortilla EspañolaMadrid, Spain · medium · 50 minThe potato-and-egg omelette that anchors every Spanish bar, flipped whole, argued about forever.
MarmitakoBasque Country, Spain · easy · 60 minA Basque tuna and potato stew built on choricero pepper pulp, fishermen’s food, cooked on the boat between catches.
Pulpo a la GallegaGalicia, Spain · medium · 75 minTender boiled octopus on soft potato, dusted with smoked paprika and coarse salt, Galicia's festival dish.
Churros con ChocolateValencia, Spain · medium · 30 minCrisp ridged fritters dusted with sugar, for dipping into a thick cup of hot chocolate.
Bocadillo de CalamaresMadrid, Spain · easy · 30 minA crusty roll packed with rings of lightly battered fried squid and a squeeze of lemon, Madrid's improbable landlocked classic.
Tarta de SantiagoGalicia, Spain · easy · 50 minA dense, moist almond cake marked with the cross of Saint James and dusted with sugar, Galicia's pilgrim dessert.
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