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‘Torrijas’
"Torrijas’, like every simple dish is delicious. Torrijas are nothing: pieces of fried bread with milk and sugar dressing." This is how Antonio Diaz-Cañabete described torrijas in a chapter devoted entirely to them in his Historia de una taberna. In this work, written in the '40s and focused on Antonio Sanchez’s tavern in Madrid, the writer praises this typical Spanish sweet that is eaten during Holy Week and the days of Lent that precede it, but which also enjoyed unconditional success in the most traditional taverns, accompanied, of course, by a glass of wine. Like many traditional dishes, torrijas reveal their humble origin -
The Kings "roscón"
The Roscón de Reyes is a donut-shaped bun which is never missing from the Spanish tables on January 6, the Epiphany. It is started in the morning with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee, and continues throughout the day. This bun with milk, flour, sugar, eggs and orange blossom water can be served filled with whipped cream, vanilla cream, truffles, marzipan and chocolate, and usually has sugar, candied fruits and nuts on top. The special thing about this dessert is that hidden inside there is a figurine and a dry bean: he who finds the figurine in his piece of roulade will be lucky for the whole year, he who finds the bean, however, will have to pay for the roulade. Th -
The butter bun, a question of State
In Bilbao, cuisine is something to take very seriously at any time of day. This is why treaties and discussions naturally start with breakfast. The pastries in the capital of Biscay are rich and have drawn form the subtlest European influences sailing into its port in the last centuries. But if there is something that sums up the pastry essence of the city it is the butter bun. Everything could be simplified by saying that this is a Swiss roll full of butter and covered with sugar, but the subject is almost a matter of state in the city. Every pastry maker, every bakery makes its own interpretation of the product and the first meal of the day being a universal pl -
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Sweet happiness on a low flame
Like many Spaniards, Pedro Álvarez believes the most interesting thing about tea was the ounce of chocolate you always found inside the bread. Time turned the child into a man and from there into a businessman, but chocolate remained intact in his diet. Álvarez was born into a family of entrepreneurs. From his very first day at work, he devoted his time to inventing brands and planting seeds where companies would grow, and one day he decided to apply the trade to himself. He was not want of desire, he just needed to know what to do. Mmm... Chocolate?! Yes. “Premium chocolates in a fine, original presentation”, sa -
The butter bun, a question of State
In Bilbao, cuisine is something to take very seriously at any time of day. This is why treaties and discussions naturally start with breakfast. The pastries in the capital of Biscay are rich and have drawn form the subtlest European influences sailing into its port in the last centuries. But if there is something that sums up the pastry essence of the city it is the butter bun. Everything could be simplified by saying that this is a Swiss roll full of butter and covered with sugar, but the subject is almost a matter of state in the city. Every pastry maker, every bakery makes its own interpretation of the product and the first meal of the day being a universal pl -
La deliziosa Crema Catalana
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Spanish Food Recipes
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