English to Spanish glossary for fish and sea food.
I have had a lot of coments thanking me for the glossary for English to Spanish on different meats, so now I have complied one for all you fish lovers out there. Hope this is of help to you. Fish of...
View ArticleHow to tell if your fish is fresh!
Buying fresh fish for cooking any recipe that uses fish is key. Some of the signs to look out for are as follows: 1. Make sure that the eyes on your fish are bright and not a dull grey colour. 2. One...
View ArticleGlossary of herbs and spices from English to Spanish
Following on from the glossaries that have been posted so far. I have compiled one for herbs and spices to help you along. 1. Allspice (pimienta de Jamaica) 2. Anise (anis) 3. Basil (albahaca) 4. A bay...
View ArticleSpain and olive oil.
It is a well known fact that Spain next to Italy and Greece produces the most amount of olive oil and olives the world. The types of olives that most commonlyare the abequina, verdial from Catalonia...
View ArticleDifferent types of olives grown in Spain.
Following on from my last blog about olive oil, I thought it might be an idea to talk about the olive itself. The olive tree is a slow-growing tree that can take up to 15yrs to bear any kind of fruit....
View ArticleVisitors and fondant icing
Visitors always seem to coming and going at my house in one way or another but I don’t mind; it is nice to know that we are not forgotten. Sometimes though it can be hard trying to juggle everything...
View ArticleThe effects of garlic.
Garlic is used in nearly every Mediterranean diet and Spain is no different. Garlic is best eaten cooked not raw and crushed rather than cooked as whole cloves. Used raw, it can be hard to digest and...
View ArticleSpanish Onions.
In Spain onions a divided into three categories being the following: 1.Yellow onion. This type of onion is strong in flavour and can be widely used in all cooking. When cooked slowly in butter and...
View ArticleI love hot chocolate.
I love hot drinking chocolate, even in the summer. In Spain it is made using bars of chocolate with a least 75% of co-co solids. Chocolate with high co-co solids are better in quality, have a much...
View ArticleKitchen cupboard essentials for a Spanish Kitchen
Since writing my many blogs for you all to read, I have spent a lot of time talking about different types of Spanish food, recipes,ingredients,where to eat, how to shop, what to ask for, my love of...
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