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Spanish cuisine (Spanish: Cocina española) consists of the traditions and practices of Spanish cooking. It features considerable regional diversity, with significant differences among the traditions of each of Spain's regional cuisines. Olive oil (of which Spain is the world's largest producer) is extensively used in Spanish cuisine.
Valencian cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine as cooked in the Valencian Community, Spain. Its basic ingredients are vegetables , seafood and meat . It is famous worldwide for its rices , such as paella , and its citrus fruits.
Andalusian cuisine is the regional cuisine of Andalusia, Spain. Notable dishes include gazpacho , fried fish (often called pescaíto frito [ 1 ] in the local vernacular), the jamones of Jabugo , Valle de los Pedroches and Trevélez , and the wines of Jerez , particularly sherry .
Basque cuisine has continued to have an influence on international cuisine, particularly in Spain and France where it is highly regarded. Catalan chef Ferran Adrià has taken the techniques pioneered by Arzak and other Basque chefs to new heights. Karlos Arguiñano has popularised Basque cuisine in Spain through TV and books. Basque cuisine has ...
Extremadura, Spain is known for its different ways of preparing the Iberian pork and mutton. The main characteristics of the traditional Extremaduran cuisine are its simplicity, its lack of clutter and its low cost. It is also a cuisine reflecting a generous spirit, for many of its preparations used to be cooked in large pots to share with ...
Catalan cuisine relies heavily on ingredients popular along the Mediterranean coast, including fresh vegetables (especially tomato, garlic, eggplant (aubergine), capsicum, and artichoke), wheat products (bread, pasta), Arbequina olive oils, wines, legumes (beans, chickpeas), mushrooms (particularly wild mushrooms), nuts (pine nuts, hazelnuts and almonds), all sorts of pork preparations ...
Castilian-Leonese cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the region of Castile and León in Spain. This cuisine is known for its cooked dishes ( guiso ) and its grilled or roasted meats ( asado ), its high-quality wines , the variety of its desserts , its sausages ( embutidos ), and its cheeses .
Salted cod imported from other parts of Spain was also traditionally used in some dishes such as in the Albóndigas de bacalao. [ 1 ] Some of the most well-known main ingredients include ham ( jamón ) from Teruel , olive oil from Empeltre and Arbequina olives, sweet varieties of onion , and unusual vegetables such as borage and cardoon .