Spain

Explore a world of flavors through this tour of Spanish cuisine. Learn about the diversity of Spanish regional cooking and how the flavors and traditions of each individual area of the country come together to produce the most wonderfully fragrant and flavorful food. Beyond the 100 recipes, there is a wealth of advice on the culture of food in Spain - key ingredients and techniques; food and festivals; the tapas tradition; and how the culture and geography of each region influence its cooking.

Recipes featured include the hearty bean and sausage stews of the mountainous northeast; grilled, stuffed, and stewed seafood from the coastal regions; a range of delicious paellas from the rice growing regions of eastern Spain; and a host of exotic dishes from the south, rich with scents and flavors borrowed from North African cuisine.

The recipes in this indispensivle guide to Spanish cooking will entice your imagination as well as your taste buds and will have you reaching for your kitchen untensils and envisioning yourself cooking in the hustle and bustle of a traditional Spanish kitchen before you know it.

Maria Teresa Segura was born in Cadiz and lived for twenty years in Tenerife. She is now based in London. She loves nothing better than cooking for her large Spanish family, and has contributed food journalism to Spanish magazines.