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It’s all about the Pig

WeLoveTapas — Mon, 15 May 2017 07:46:08 +0000

As anyone who has been to Spain will already know, when it comes to food the pig holds a special place of affection in the hearts of the Spanish (if you can excuse a rather mixed metaphor). No one knows exactly how long this love affair has been going on, but it's thought that domesticated […]

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Mushroom Season

WeLoveTapas — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:00:11 +0000

amanitas cesáreas Autumn is here, even in Spain, and among the things this season brings with it are wild mushrooms. Country people have always gathered mushrooms for the pot at this time of year, but in Spain in recent decades harvesting mushrooms has become a popular weekend pastime, taking advantage of the temperate weather to […]

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Sevilla | Abacerías

WeLoveTapas — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 06:00:34 +0000

Updated: July 1, 2016 You may notice, or may have already noticed, as you make your way from bar to bar in search of tapas and a drink, that the word abacería (often antigua abacería) appears in some of the names in a way that suggests a particular meaning. But what meaning? On closer inspection […]

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Spanish Cold Soups

WeLoveTapas — Fri, 01 May 2015 07:09:00 +0000

Light, cool and refreshing in the hot summer weather, gazpacho, the cold tomato soup of southern Spain, is nowadays well-known all over the world. It's one of a family of tomato based cold soups that includes salmorejo and porra, as well as other local varieties, but the origins of these dishes actually goes back to before […]

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