typical spanish food

TYPICAL

FOODS Nazaret Romero GraciaBlanca Pérez Contreras

ROMERÍA

One of the most popular festivals in Lepe is the Romería, it takes place on the 2nd weekend in May. In these slides you may find some of the most typical food we usually have.

TYPES OF FOOD

Tapas

A main course

TAPAS

Tapas  are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm (such paella, loins, hamburgers..), patrons of tapas can be many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal.

TAPAS

During Romería, it is quite common to have “tapas”, since we save a lot of time in the kitchen because it is ready to be served, and we cannot only attend people when they visit us, but we can also talk, dance and sing with them.

THE MOST FAMOUS TAPAS

Manchego Cheese Jam

“Gambas”

Olives

DRESSED POTATOES

INGREDIENTS:

1 Kg. Potatoes 2 small onions 2 eggs 100 gr. Olives 2 cans of tuna Parsley branches 1 cup Olive oil 2 tablespoon vinegar 2 tablespoons Salt

Although this “tapa” is very common in summer, it is very usual to have them during Romería.

GAZPACHO

Spanish cold tomato soup which is the perfect meal in Romería to cool down.

Gazpacho is easy to make and although ingredients may vary according to the region,

This is the basic Andalusian Gazpacho recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

½ kg red tomatoes Vinegar1 small onion Salt1 green pepper Water2 - 3 cloves garlic Olive Oil1 small cucumber

SPANISH OMELETTE

INGREDIENTS:

1 small onion (optional) 3 medium potatos 2 large eggs 3 tbsp olive oil (divided) Vegetable oil for frying the potatos Salt and pepper to taste

The spanish omelette is one of the most famous recipes in Spain, with lots of variations. Traditionally, we cook the “tortilla española” with eggs, potatoes and olive oil, but sometimes we also add onions, peppers or even red sausage.

MAIN

COURSE

Main Courses are dishes which are a bit more elaborated than tapas, which are usually ready to eat at the moment. Most of them are hot food.

PAELLA

INGREDIENTS:

1 small onion ½ red pepper 2 medium-sized tomatoes 2 carrots 200g prawns 200g small

clams 12 mussels 350g rice a pinch of saffron strands A sprig of

parsley olive oil about 800ml

water

Paella is a typical Spanish dish and it is very popular. It is normally made using shellfish but it can also be made with chicken or rabbit. On one of the festival days, we use a giant pan which should be big enough to feed everybody, and cook a huge paella because everybody is invited!!

LOINS AND HAMBURGERS

During the Romería, it is also possible to have some hot tapas, such as hamburguers and loins, which is another way to cook fast food to avoid spending too much party.

Hamburguers are regular ones, made out of pork or chicken.Loins are usually served as tapas and they can served with ham and green pepper, what we call “serranitos”.