La Comida De España

Ingredientes Típicos Aceite de Oliva Jamón Serrano Quesos Diferentes Ajo Mariscos Chorizo Huevos Papas / Patatas Pan Conejo Aceitunas Atún

Platos Típicos Varias Tapas Tortilla de Patata Paella Camarones y otros mariscos

El Desayuno Breakfast is MUCH smaller than an

American breakfast. pan con tomate, pan dulce , pan con

marmolada and they always have café con leche

Younger Spaniards have Cola Cao with breakfast instead of café. similar to hot chocolate

El Almuerzo / La Comida

El almuerzo is the largest meal of the day in Spain and occurs around 2 o’clock

Most people, especially those in smaller towns, leave work and school, and go home for lunch

Businesses and schools shut down from 2-5, so that everyone can enjoy this meal with their families…especially in smaller towns.

El Almuerzo/La Comida Soup or salad is usually served and bread is always

on the table

Most people have dessert with lunch

Tortilla Española, Ensalada Rusa, Jamón, Conejo, Cordero, o Paella

Restaurants serve many different lunch options, including traditional Italian or Mexican food

La Siesta La siesta occurs right after lunch

People sleep for about two hours to escape both the heat of the day and to rest from their large meal

Some people do not sleep, but instead go to a park or pool to rest and relax for a few hours

Most people return to work and shops reopen around 5 o’clock

Some schools have students return for night classes as well

La Merienda Spaniards have a merienda usually around 10 in the

morning and also around 6 at night

The morning snack usually occurs in cafes and is a social time

The morning snack consists of more café con leche, pan dulce, or pan chocolate

The evening snack is usually pan con jamón or queso or a slice of tortilla

La Cena & Las Tapas Spain is famous for these “small

plates”. People go to tapas bars after the siesta

and up until dinner time or after their evening snack for late night treats.

It is a very social thing-many families and friends join together for this meal

Groups travel from bar to bar, having a different tapa at each place

Las Tapas

Tapas can be as simple as olives and nuts in bowls but most people prefer to order off the hot and cold menu

Tapas Calientes: Tortilla de Patata, Patatas Bravas, Camarones, Croquetas de Jamón o Pollo, Atún, Pan con jamón, Chorizo, y Queso , Empanadas,y ,Calamares Fritos

Las Tapas Tapas are becoming very popular all over

the world, including in the United States All major cities, including Pittsburgh,

now have tapas restaurants Many people believe the “Mediterranean”

diet is a way to stay slimmer because they eat smaller portions throughout the day and tapas fall into this type of diet, thus increasing their popularity

Los Postres Since Spaniards stay up so late, dessert

options are very popular Many cafes and restaurants stay open way

past normal American closing times and serve tapas and postres until the morning hours

The most popular late night dessert is churros con chocolate

Spaniards also enjoy flan, which is a cheesecake like dessert