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Here are some traditional Spanish dishes:-

Paella

Paella is a traditional Spanish dish from Valencia. It is a rice dish that can have meat, fish, seafood, and vegetables and is characterized by its use of saffron to give it a yellow color and unique flavor. There are three main types of paella:

• Valencian Paella: Rice, Green Vegetables, Rabbit, Chicken, or Duck, Snails, Beans, and Seasoning.
• Seafood Paella: Rice, Seafood, and Seasoning.
• Mixed Paella: Combination of Seafood, Meat, Vegetables, Beans, and Seasoning.

Jamon Serrano/Iberico

   

Jamón serrano and jamón ibérico are dry-cured Spanish hams that are served in thin slices and are a typical Spanish food. Jamón serrano is named after the custom of drying the salted and cured ham in a shed high on the mountain (sierra in Spanish, or serrano when used to classify the ham). While jamón serrano is typically made from the Landrace white pig, jamón ibérico, which is much more expensive, is made from black Iberian pigs, and often called jamón de pata negra (black hoof). Despite their differences, both jamones are very salty examples of Spanish cuisine.

Queso Manchego

Another traditional Spanish food, queso manchego is typically eaten together with jamón serrano. Queso manchego is a sheep’s milk cheese from the La Mancha region of Spain. It is firm and buttery and a commonly used complement to many Spanish dishes.

Panellets

Panellets are a traditional dessert of the All Saints holiday in the Catalan Countries, together with chestnuts, sweet potatoes or sweet wine. Panellets (Catalan for little breads) are small cakes or cookies in different shapes, mostly round, made mainly of marzipan. These can be eaten all year around and are very popular in the Catalonian region of Spain.

Escabeche

Escabeche is typically a Mediterranean dish that refers to poached or fried fish, or in some cases the Escabeche can mean that a dish is made up of several other meats (escabeche of chicken, rabbit or pork is common in Spain) that is marinated in an acidic mixture before serving, and to the marinade itself. It is usually served cold after marinating in a refrigerator overnight or longer.

Here are a couple of recipes off YouTube for some more traditional Spanish food:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVSe9YkUh6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7vMUlJHsxc

--Lizzie--