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Regional Spanish Cuisines
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Recipes and resources for learning about the regional foods and cuisines of Spain.

Alpujarra Recipes
Some traditional recipes from the Alpujarra mountains in Granada.

Andalucian Cuisine
Learn the main ingredients and dishes made in the provinces of Andalusia.

Andalucian Gastronomy
A very in-depth discussion of the foods and gastronomy of Southern Spain, including the specialities of Granada, Cadiz, Huelva, Cordoba, and Jaen.

Asturian Cuisine
A deep discussion of the food in the region of Ribadesella in Asturias.

Basque Cuisine
Find out about The Basque region's cheeses, produce, and gastronomic societies.

Basque Gastronomic Society
This site is dedicated to one of the Basque gastronomic societies, a traditional and important feature of Basque culture. The site is in Spanish.

Basque Recipes
Several Basque recipes from Teresa Barrenechea's book The Basque Table.

Canary Islands Cuisine
No recipes on this site but an illustrated introduction to the dishes and foods of these Spanish islands.

Catalan Cuisine
Three homey and tasty sounding recipes for typical Catalan dishes--chicken baked with prunes and pine nuts, romesco sauce, and goat cheese with honey and walnuts--from an unlikely source, a show called California Heartland .

Eating in San Sebastian
A Food and Wine article by Bruce Schoenfeld about the food of San Sebastian, with recipes.

Foods of the Provinces
This page lists (but doesn't elaborate on) the typical dishes, desserts, wines, and foods produced by every province in Spain.

Introduction to Catalan Cuisine
This site explains Spanish eating habits and then (if you scroll down) gives a good introduction to Catalan cuisine. A glossary to Catalan food terms follows.

Galician Cuisine
This is an encyclopedic listing of dishes and recipes from Galicia. Recipes in Spanish.

Galician Recipes
Forty recipes from Galicia in English. Each recipe includes a photo of the finished dish.

Regional Dishes
A map showing the largest cities of Spain with links to descriptions of the dishes typical of each region.

Regional Food of Spain
Another overview of the various foods and dishes of Spain, organized by region.

Regional Flavors
A good introduction to regional Spanish food from the BBC.

Valencian Cuisine
An excellent overview of the cooking of Valencia, Castellon, and Alicante.

Valencian Cooking
This site discusses the cooking and foods of Valenica by looking at paella, rice dishes, inland cooking, wines, desserts. Currently there are no recipes.

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