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Plantain cake (torta bejarana)
Image By Juan Pablo Gonzalez Abstract The finishing touch on this popular Venezuelan is the sweet spicy syrup, soaked into the cake while it is still warm. Be generous with the cheese! The slight...
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Ham, bacon and olive bread roll (pan de jamón)
Image By Juan Pablo Gonzalez Abstract On Christmas Eve, my family always have pan de jamón, which is a soft bun loaded with ham, bacon, olives, capers, and all sorts of goodies. Pan de jamón is...
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Fried cheese sticks (tequenos de queso)
Image By Juan Pablo Gonzalez Abstract Crunchy buttery pastry is filled with melting cheese...
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Spanish roast chicken with garlic aioli (pollo la parilla con all i oli)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract This is garlicky and good! Full of flavour from a marinade that includes garlic, thyme and paprika, the skin is crisp, the chicken is tender, and the garlic...
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Spanish garlic soup (sopa de ajo)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract If you go to Spain in the winter, this is the soup that you're going to have, because it's comfort food. It's full of flavours, textures and a lot of personality.
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Patatas bravas
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract In Spain, when you go for a drink at a bar, you get a tapa. It's a nibble to keep you going, because we have dinner quite late. This is my favourite tapa: Golden...
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Spanish-style garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract Cambas al ajillo is one of the most popular tapas in Spain and it also is one of my favourites. It's so simple and so fast - pan-fried prawns with garlic and...
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Pork belly with potato and cabbage mash (trinxat de la Cerdanya)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract Trinxat means mash and and this version is called trinxat de la Cerdanya because it comes from la Cerdanya, a region in the north of Catalonia. In fact half of...
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Spanish ratatouille with eggs and ham (pisto Manchego)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract In France they have the ratatouille, but in Spain we have pisto Mancheco, which is a great vegetable stew, pimped up with Iberian ham and a poached egg!
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Basque breakfast sandwich (pintxos arraultza)
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract It's hard to go more Spanish than this: Eggs, chorizo, bread! This is a pintxos, which is like a tapas. The difference is tapas are free and pintxos you pay for....
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Tigretón's seafood paella
Image By Luis ‘Tigretón’ Leon Abstract Paella is a very social dish - and you certainly want to dive into it with the people you love.In Spain we do paella on Sunday, because on Sunday is when all the...
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Black bean soup (caldo de frijoles)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract The smell of this takes me back to my mother’s house. This soup is the best thing on a cold winter night!
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Refried beans over corn cakes (sopes tapatios)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract This traditional street food is a great combination of creamy beans, salty cheese and egg.
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Enchiladas with tomatillo sauce
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract A great way to use up leftover refried beans! The beans, spicy tomatillo sauce and melted cheese are a great combination. I like my sauce spicy but you can dial down...
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Creamy corn salad (esquites)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract Everywhere in Mexico City there are food stands selling tacos and enchiladas. But my personal favourite are the ones that sell corn, including equites, or corn in a...
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Banana leaf steamed lamb (birria de cordero)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract This dish is particularly special for me because it comes from Guadelajara, the place that I was born. You can use any meat you like - chicken or pork - but my...
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Pumpkin and ginger cheesecakes
Image By Paul Hollywood Abstract The sweetness of roasted pumpkin and a burst of ginger is a great match with creamy cheesecake.
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Pork confit tacos (carnitas)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract The crispiness of the pork with my family guacamole, the salsa and of course tortillas... paradise!
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Chorizo sandwich (torta de chorizo)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract In Mexico, we would go to a tortaria and they would serve you fresh bread full of refried beans, chicken, ham... but my favourite one was chorizo.
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Mexican braised beef with potatoes (chile verde con carne y papas)
Image By Luis Valenzuela Abstract This beef stew is so easy to make and yet so full of flavour.
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