Page 4. South East Times. Issue 67
International Property Guide
Everyone is born in his country as an accident of birth or fate. When one is
more mature and travels, one may visit a country and suddenly feel a kinship
with that country, which may later turn into love. This does not mean that
one loses the love for the country of his native birth, but this new love may
be just as profound. Here are several reasons to love Spain:
1. Spanish Food
On a scale of 1 to 10, Spain’s cuisine rates a 10. There seems to be an
infinite variety of food, with variations in every region. You can eat at very
inexpensive places and still have a great meal. The menu of the day option is
fantastic because it offers a complete meal for a bargain.
Some of the most typical menu selections are great. Who has not enjoyed
gazpacho, paella, the fried fish of Malaga, the cheeses of Manchego, the
cochinillo of Madrid and Segovia, the eels of the north coast, and the pulpo
a la Gallega?
And what about the pata negra (Iberian ham), that the natives consider
the food of the gods? And what about the invention of tapas? These small
and delicious plates can be eaten at any time and their variety staggers the
imagination.
And what about the new Spanish cuisine that is driving foreign food critics
mad?
There are really few places in the world that can compare with Spain on
food. Spanish food is characterized by its freshness and healthfulness. The
home made food found in many humble restaurants beats the most expensive
food served in the most expensive restaurants of the world for taste and
originality. A common laborer in Spain can eat like a king!
Worth special mention is the sweets that can be bought in monasteries and
cloistered convents. They have preserved food recipes that date from the
times of the Romans and the Moors. And the charm of ordering the sweets
from the cloistered convents, where you ring a bell at the door, where there
is a turntable. You tell the nun, who you cannot see, what sweets you want,
and she puts it on the turntable for you and tells you how much it is. You
then put your money on the turntable and the whole transaction is based on
trust.
Spanish food is really one of the great things of Spain that millions love.
2. Superb Wine
There is an infininte variety of Spanish its wines; the wines from the Rioja
region, the wines from Ribera del Duero, the cava from Catalunya, and the
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