The Spanish cooking has become a benchmark abroad because of the wide variety of products that can be found in all national geography.

In addition, there are other factors which have influenced this popularity such as the presence of the Mediterranean diet and the emergence of large restorers. Con todo esto With all that Spain is among the top gastronomic landscape.

History

The Spanish cuisine has been influenced over the centuries by the invasions suffered Peninsula, from the ancient peoples barbarians until the arrival of Muslim peoples. He has also been influential discovery of the Americas.

The arrival of the Roman Empire to land Spanish brought the incorporation of products like olive oil and garlic to the dishes that were prepared earlier. The wine was another product resulting from the Roman invasion.

The Muslim peoples did reach new condiments that still accompany the dishes Spaniards. They introduced products such as saffron, orange and sugar.

The arrival in the new world also influenced Spanish gastronomy. From America were imported products widely used as a potato, cocoa and tomatoes.

Subsequently have introduced new culinary trends depending on the ages and movements of the time. Currently, gastronomy opted for the unification of tradition and imagination.

Common characteristics

Although the Spanish cuisine is very diverse because each Autonomous Community has a kitchen, there are several common features including:

·  Use olive oil as a key element of the development.

·  Using large number of fruits, vegetables in the preparation of dishes.

·  Using the onion and garlic condiment as fundamental.

·  Uses of sofrito as the first element in making any recipe.

Eating by district

·  North

The area north of Spain presents a cuisine that is rich in both good meat in the interior, especially cow and pig. Other important products include fish and shellfish in the Bay of Biscay. Another outstanding wines and typical.

·  Mediterranean

This zone is characterized by the famous Mediterranean diet consisting of the consumption of olive oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes and vegetables. This is a beneficial diet for health.

·  South

Southern Spain has a cuisine based on the preparation of dishes with products of the garden. It should also highlight the culture of tapas in the area, which he introduced many of his dishes.

·  Plateau

The dishes in this area are made primarily with meat, sausage, poultry and vegetables. The meat comes mainly from hunting or killing pork and lamb. Notable Iberian products such as ham or chorizo.

The cheese is a product that is present in all of these areas. They tend to be made with goat's milk, sheep or cow, although there are also mixing them. There are more than 100 classes and some of the most important are the Manchego, Cabrales or Burgos.

Remarks

The number of people who consumed fast food has increased significantly in recent years. This is due to the new lifestyle, which increasingly have less time to eat because it is not working in the place where they live.

This has resulted in both the Mediterranean diet as food have begun to be popular in the background. Despite this there are still good to eat lovers who perform gastronomic tourism.