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Espagnole sauce (French pronunciation: [ɛspaɲɔl] ⓘ) is a basic brown sauce, and is one of the mother sauces of classic French cooking. In the early 19th century the chef Antonin Carême included it in his list of the basic sauces of French cooking. In the early 20th century Auguste Escoffier named it as one of the five sauces at the core ...
The arrival of Europeans in the Americas in 1492 initiated the advent of new culinary elements, such as tomatoes, potatoes, maize, bell peppers, spicy peppers, paprika, vanilla and cocoa, or chocolate. Spain was where chocolate was first mixed with sugar to temper its natural bitterness.
Paella valenciana is the traditional paella of the Valencia region, believed to be the original recipe, and consists of Valencian rice, olive oil, rabbit, chicken, saffron or a substitute, tomato, ferradura or flat green bean, lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus), salt and water. [6] The dish is sometimes seasoned with whole rosemary branches.
small toasted pieces of bread (crumbs) with olive oil, garlic and bacon, mainly. Paella. Valencia. rice dish. a saffron rice dish traditionally made with chicken, rabbit, and butter beans (Paella Valenciana). Patatas bravas ("fierce potatoes") Madrid. potato dish. cube-shaped fries with salsa brava, a spicy sauce.
The cooking of the area is not to be confused with the Mediterranean diet, made popular because of the apparent health benefits of a diet rich in olive oil, wheat and other grains, fruits, vegetables, and a certain amount of seafood, but low in meat and dairy products. Mediterranean cuisine encompasses the ways that these and other ingredients ...
Sauce. Samosas accompanied by four sauces. Tzatziki yoghurt sauce. A chef whisking a sauce. In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi- solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, texture , and visual appeal to a dish.
Adobo. Adobo or adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. The Portuguese variant is known as carne de vinha d'alhos. The practice, native to Iberia (Spanish cuisine [1] and Portuguese cuisine ...
Béarnaise sauce (/ b ər ˈ n eɪ z /; French: [be.aʁ.nɛz]) is a sauce made of clarified butter, egg yolk, white wine vinegar, and herbs. It is regarded as a "child" of hollandaise sauce. [1] The difference is only in the flavoring: béarnaise uses shallot, black pepper, and tarragon, while hollandaise uses white pepper or a pinch of cayenne.