Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19687 posts, RR: 56 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3721 times:
In the US, actual Spanish food is pretty hard to come by (most of it is Mexican), but I have had it a few times, and it was quite good.
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Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3716 times:
In the Boston area, there are three excellent Spanish restaurants:
Dali in Somerville, corner of Washington and Beacon, Tapeo, Newbury St. in the Back Bay, and Cuchi Cuchi, Main Street in Cambridge. They are all owned by the same management, and the food, service, and atmosphere are terrific. Personally, I like Dali the best. Green-lipped mussels, pork tenderloin with blue goat cheese, garlic shrimp, scallops in saffron, and plenty of sangria.
ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6930 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3700 times:
Just a question, is it the same or similar to mexican food ie Tacos, Buritos, Nachos?
ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6930 posts, RR: 10 Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3697 times:
Sorry man, I don't even know what a Paella is I was just wondering seeing as mexicans speak spanish and have quite a few spanish roots.
Mdsh00 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4097 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3694 times:
ZKSUJ,
As far as I am aware, Spanish food and Mexican food aren't very similiar. Just like American food and British food.
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Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3693 times:
ZKSUJ: Check out my favorite Spanish tapas (sort of hors d'ouerves/appetizers) in reply #3. Very unlike Mexican food - almost more like French food. I prefer tapas to the main dishes such as paella; they're fantastic!
Scottieprecord From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1363 posts, RR: 12 Reply 11, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3687 times:
I haven't even ever heard of an actual Spanish Cuisine. In San Antonio, it's all Mexican and Tex-Mex. It looks good though, possibly better than those wonderful encharitos (the epiphany of Tex-Mex).
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3683 times:
There are a few very good Spanish restaurants in Hong Kong. Expensive though...
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3691 times:
Mexican food is a thing apart. It is not even much like other Latin American cuisine. I happen to love it but it is not like the food of Spain. The "Mexican" food you get in the USA is mostly typical of the northern and northwestern parts of Mexico. Get down into subtropical Mexico and it is different.
Ahh, the food of Spain. One of my great travel memories was getting up early enough to enjoy the hotel breakfast in Madrid. Things you'd never see on the breakfast line in Atlantic City!
Love the Serrano ham, the manchego cheese, the wonderful olives and, oh by the way, the sherry. All about big strong flavors and subtle little ones. Can I go back now?
There is a great restaurant in Madrid, just off the Calle Princesa, maybe near the Cuartel del Conde Duque. Can't think of the name of it, but ask for the "garlic" restaurant. Worth hunting it up.
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North County From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 712 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3679 times:
American vs. British food....
Except for the great fish and chips calling anything British "food" is a reach....
Lan_Fanatic From Chile, joined Sep 2001, 1071 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3669 times:
Ohhh...spanish food... DELICIOUS.
Paella, Tortilla Española, Jamón Serrano.
Also they have some delicious desserts, like the "Yemitas de Ávila", small egg thingys with a spherical shape, and Turrones, specially the Yema Tostada turrón.
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3666 times:
Spanish WINES are very nice too. Like Rioja. Very traditional. A bit like French wine.
Any tapas that you people recommend?
Seems that Spanish people tend to share tapas rather than order main courses separately.
Dmeeky243 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 204 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3659 times:
Quite possibly, the greatest night of my life was spent in San Sebastian, for a guy who likes to drink and likes good food, it was absolute heaven. The bars set the tapas out, and you only go there for what they're known for, hopping around throughout the night. It was hard to abstain from the American style gorging, especially with an entire plate of sauteed wild shrooms and egg, mmm, fish cakes, squid stuffed with boudin noir, grilled sardines! Absolutely spectacular. And what's a better breakfast after a night out on the town? Churros, fried dough, sugar and chocolate. Some got that one right! Mexican food is vastly vastly different, even by American standards. How many dairy cows do you see in Mexico? No cheddar cheese, no sour cream, almost never the finer cuts of beef, usually and economy cut of puerco. Necessity breeds the greatest cooks, nothing like a packed bowl of menudo! (the sopa not the band.)
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StevenUhl777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3652 times:
I'm going to don my flame suit and speak in the minority here:
I think Spanish food sucks! I spent two weeks there in 2001, and couldn't wait to leave. It was such a struggle to find anything decent to try to eat. Scenery's great, people are laid back and easy to talk to, but the food is something entirely different. Thank god for GERMAN FOOD! Now that's food!
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 19, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3651 times:
There's a Mexican restaurant near me that also serves some Spanish items. One of them is lenguada canarias, if I've got the spelling right, which is fillet of sole with bananas. It may sound weird, but it's delicious. And yes, paella is one of the finer foods anywhere.
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Dmeeky243 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 204 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3648 times:
StevenUHL777~ Haha, it remind me of my friend Dave. We both lived in Florence for a year, and he was there with me, as I was diving into everything, he was practically gagging! I seriously believe that he lived off a box of Frosted Flakes and mustard sandwiches the week we were there. Good memories! Whatever floats your boat.
"I have a favorite dish, which tends to change daily depending on my mood, or whether I have a hangover, or whether it's
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29349 posts, RR: 62 Reply 21, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3647 times:
Hey, anybody have any good tappas recipies they wish to share.
I bought a set of pans at Costco a while back that where called "Tappas" pans, correct me if I am wrong but aren't Tappas the munchies that are served hot at bars, kind of an evening brunch kind of deal.
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Dmeeky243 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 204 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3642 times:
Yep, you're correct. What types of recipes are you looking for? Preferences? Cheese, seafood, beef? I have literally a closet full of cookbooks, binders and magazines, plus all the stuff from my own catering gigs....so, let me know what you like, then I'll see what I can dig up.
"I have a favorite dish, which tends to change daily depending on my mood, or whether I have a hangover, or whether it's
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29349 posts, RR: 62 Reply 24, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3639 times:
Do they have any Tappas receipies that use Moose?
Just kidding
Well I can get my hands on pretty decent seafood up here, but truth be told I really don't have a preference.
Thanks for the offer Dmeeky243
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25 Dmeeky243: Hey, you never know. Spicy moose sausage with clams and a tomato relish might be pretty good! I'll pull out a could books tonight and see if anything
26 Dmeeky243: Hey, you never know. Spicy moose sausage with clams and a tomato relish might be pretty good! I'll pull out a couple books tonight and see if anything
27 United Airline: Tapas means SNACKS right? Starters...... StevenUhl777, There should be some good Spanish restaurants in Spain. Perhaps you couldn't find the right one
29 Schoenorama: SlamClick: There is a great restaurant in Madrid, just off the Calle Princesa, maybe near the Cuartel del Conde Duque. Can't think of the name of it,
30 Ryanb741: Some of it is quite nice but I wouldn't classify Spanish food up there with the world renowned cuisines of France, Italy, Hong Kong, Thailand etc. Tor
31 United Airline: Many restaurants are ridiculously overpriced in Hong Kong too!
32 SlamClick: Schoenorama I am familiar with the area on your map and the Princesa (and El Corte Inglés in the point of the triangle - a great place to buy wine) b
33 IBERIA747: Ryanb741: I am sorry to disagree with you, but Spanish cuisine is much more than just tortilla, paella, gazpacho, chorizo and jamón. There are thousa
34 Ryanb741: IBERIA747 - Spanish cuising is at the top of the finest cuisines worldwide? Bollocks, absolute bollocks man. It's a decent European cuisine about on a
35 Prebennorholm: I hate the smell of olive. I hate the taste of olive. Unfortunately everything you get in Spain smells and tastes all the same - of olive. In Sweden t
36 Babybus: The trouble with Spainish food is that there are no vegetables. Savour the potato in your Tortilla Espanol as that's the last vegetable you'll see for
37 Dmeeky243: RyanB741: Iberia747 is correct. Adria and Arzak are considered to be some of the top chefs in the world. People make pilgrimages to their restaurants.
38 Schoenorama: SlamClick: If you're talking about the San Bernardino Street and surroundings, it could have been any of the 100's of places out there. The flight cre
39 Marcus: BTW, I love Mexican food...it´s tasty, strong, spicy...but it doesn´t have any similarity to Spanish food. ************************** Oh yes........
40 United Airline: Babybus, No vegetables? I had some last time. Guess you can order a salad as a side-dish.
41 Alcregular: I love it! I used to live in Spain and my favourite was ali oli with lots of bread to spread it on. I can't seem to but anything remotely similar here
42 United Airline: I LOVE Olive Oil! Better than butter IMO
43 PJ295: I love spanish food!!!!! Paella and tortilla de patatas are great. You can't forget the sangria either!!! A good place to get authentic spanish food i
44 Dmeeky243: Hey ALCRegular, don't buy it! make it! -Alioli- Whenever I go to visit my my friends, it is required that i whip this up it has replaced onion dip on
45 PROSA: -Alioli- Whenever I go to visit my my friends, it is required that i whip this up it has replaced onion dip on Sundays during football season, this is
46 MD11Engineer: Once ate Conejo con ajos in Teruel (UTA will hate my for this! ), tasted good, but I´m not so much a friend of rabbit (too many small bones). I can´
47 United Airline: Any main course that you people recommend?
48 Dmeeky243: I'm a sucker for duck and lamb, lamb especally with a good rioja...mmm, all this talk, when I get to work tomorrow I'm making some duck cakes...yummy!
49 United Airline: Haha! Cool! Any good Spanish wines that you guys recommend? Top ones I mean.
50 United Airline: Actually I went to a Spanish restaurant a few days ago here at Sydney. It was really nice. Carabella Restaurant, Three Broughton Street, Kirribilli, S
51 Alcregular: Dmeeky243, Thanks for that, will try it tomorrow. Sharron
52 Anxebla: Spanish food is the best of the best.Good taste, a very good variety of dishes and very healthy. By the way... the olive oil is the best to cook from
53 L-188: Dmeeky243, Generaly we use moose for Hamburger or steaks, Caribou is the animal to make sausage and hot dogs out of. Up here, we are uniquely fortunat
54 Dmeeky243: My apologies, I promised some recipes, I'll get 'em to you sometime. I'm on vacation now, so kinda off in happy land. Back when I was in school, I had
55 L-188: Hey hey no worries.......enjoy your vacation.
56 Dmeeky243: Thanks, I'm in New Mexico, Hatch Chile Festival tomorrow, then the happiest place on earth....MEXICO!
57 United Airline: What does TAPAS stand for??? Starters? Snacks?
58 Dmeeky243: Interesting bit of history for y'all 'tapar' means to cover, and the first tapas were small plates of food, that were placed on top of wine glasses to
59 L-188: The owners figured they'd put small snacks on top of the plates, they'd increase appetites (which is why most focus on: salty, spicy, hot, ect.) which
60 United Airline: Spanish people tend to share a few tapas together instead of ordering main courses.
61 Dmeeky243: In the early days of Seattle, the saloon's would have all the oysters you could eat for free, beer was 10 cents though.... but hey...whatever brings '
63 Dmeeky243: I think the pictures I saw were mid 1890s, 1900s.....
64 United Airline: Wish I can travel back in time and have heaps of free oysters and beer.
65 AA777: Paella, Tapas -- como, papas con salsa de aji. -AA777
66 Thowman: Anexbla Spanish food is the best of the best.Good taste, a very good variety of dishes and very healthy. By the way... the olive oil is the best to co
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I was just wondering seeing as mexicans speak spanish and have quite a few spanish roots.
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