Tag: food and drinks

What a delicious paella!

As you may already know, paella is one of the most remarkable dishes of Spanish gastronomy. It’s also famous all over the world and has become a tourist magnet for all those who love...

Calçots and live music… what a plan!

Eat spring onions, get ash on your fingers and wear a bib so you don't get dirty. It doesn't sound like the most appetising plan in the world, but once you've tasted your first...

Tasting calçots for the first time

This saturday we tasted calçots for the first time! The calçot is a variety of tender onions. It is one of the typical star dishes of the Catalan gastronomy, very consumed at the end of...

Viva España! – Fantastic football

Yesterday we went with our students to The Wild Rover Bar to watch the round of 16 match of Euro 2021, Spain against Croatia. It was exciting until the last minute, as the match...

Paella, the traditional Spanish dish from Valencia

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...
Sangría

How to prepare a Sangria, the perfect summer drink from Spain

Sangria is a drink normally made of red wine, in which seasonal fruits (apples, pineapples, mangoes, pears …) or particularly citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, clementines and nectarines) are macerated. Spices and liquor such as...

Tortilla Española – The real Spanish Potato Tortilla

A closer relative to the Italian frittata than a Mexican flour or corn tortilla, a Spanish tortilla is so much more than the sum of its humble parts. Potatoes are the star, but tortillas...

How to make “pan con tomate”

As Spanish language student, you cannot leave Barcelona without having eaten "Pan con tomate" or "Pan tumaca". A popular tapa, which you can easily make yourself. Pan con tomate is one of the most typical and...