Spanish food has a unique flavor, which combines the essence of Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine, you can identify it through these vegetables rich in olive oil flavor anddelicious taste of garlic. The characteristics is they cooked olive oil, fried fish, shellfish,vegetables, and rice together. In Spain, lunch is the main meal of the day, the Spaniards long lunch break, people usually go home for lunch.
1.Paella
The most representative Spanish dishes is Paell. There are three widely known types of paella, Valencian paella, seafood paella and mixed paella. This picture is seafood one, which is cooked with olive oil and fried fish, shellfish, vegetables, and rice cooked together, until the rice grains cook to soft, its excellent flavor,mouth-watering. The main dish in Spain on the table are cod, shrimp,oysters, ham, snails, chicken, duck and steak.
2. Jamon
Jamon is the spanish word for ham. There are two primary types of jamo, which are Jamón serrano and Jamón ibérico. they are meaning ham from the sierra or mountains and the Black Iberian Pig, respectively. Jamon is similar to Italian prosciutto but it is cured longer (max.: 18 months) and tastes slightly different. Jamon is usually matured for three or four years with a slightly salty taste. It seems a bit weird, but taste is really good.
3. Churros
A churro is one of the Spanish doughnut that is a fried-dough pastry-based snack. Churros are popular over the world such as Spain, Latin American, France, U.S. and Portugal.
There are two churros types in Spain, one which is thin and the other which is long and thick. They are both usually eaten for breatfast dipped in hot chocolate.
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