Cloth Bound Book • 488 pages • 10" x 12"
1999 • $59.95 + shipping
Each volume in the Culinaria series presents a pictorial culinary history of its
particular country or region.
This beautiful volume depicts the cuisine and culture of Spain and systematically
covers all
areas. Culinary customs, popular recipes, and regional foods are described
for special and everyday occasions.
Contents
Catalonia: The Boqueria: Barcelona's cornucopia. Tomato bread. The art of
alioli. Calcotada. Angler fish. Fish a la catalana. Shrimp. Sea and mountain.
Canelloni & Co. Truffles. Goldenhued treasures from the forest. Catalan stews
of meat, vegetables and mushrooms. Curd cheese. Crema catalana. A calendar
of sweet confections. Cava. Viticulture. Mineral water.
Balearic Islands: Vegetables. The importance of the pig. The spiny lobster.
Fish dishes. Meals with meat. Coca. Hearty country fare. Mayonnaise. Minorcan cheese.
Herbs. Gin. Liqueurs. Ensaimada, Island-Wine.
Aragon: Tapas culture. Favorite Spanish tapas. Migas. Ajoarriero.
Hunting in the Pyrenees. Sucking lamb. Delicious lamb. Snails. Spanish Christmas.
Candied fruits. Somontano.
Navarra: Trout Vegetables. Pimientos del piquillo. Excellent vegetable
dishes. Spanish vegetable varieties. Fiesta time in Pamplona. Duck farming.
Poultry in Spanish cooking. Roncal. The pilgrim's road to Santiago de Compostela.
Navarra wine country. Pacharan.
La Rioja: Viticulture. At the cooperage. Vinification. Important
bodegas in La Rioja. Vintage wines. Wine-tasting. Quality wines from Spain.
Winemakers' cuisine. Golmajerias.
Basque Country: Bacalao. Hake. Lobster. Spanish seafood. Basque seafood cuisine.
Eel. Vegetables and mushrooms. Men's work. Barbecue. Poultry and Game.
Idiazabal. Txacoli. Sweet temptation at the cake shop.
Cantabria: Sardines and anchovies. Canned fish and seafood. Fisherman's
meals. Mountain cuisine. Dairy industry. Spanish milk and custard dishes.
Asturias: Sidra. Cooking with sidra. Home Butchering. Sausage-making.
Stews. Sea urchins. Wild salmon. Cabrales. Spanish Cheese. Cakes and cookies
from northern Spain.
Galicia: Vegetables. Hearty food for colder days. Fairground octopus. Fish auction.
Gooseneck barnacles. Mussel farming. Oysters. Delicious recipes for fish and shellfish.
Lamprey. Empanadas. Galician beef. Cheese. Tarta de Santiago. Albarino. Orujo. Queimada.
Castile-Leon: Baking bread. Pork dishes. Dried legumes.
Great Spanish stews. Jewish cookery. Sheep farming. Substantial meat dishes.
Castilian beef. Wine-production on the Duero: Vega Sicilia.
Top Duero wines. Sweet self-indulgence.
Madrid: Churros and chocolate. Bullfighting. Cooking the brave
bull's meat. Variety meats. Bread. Bocadillo and Montadito. Fresh fish.
In the coffee house. Court cuisine of the Hapsburgs. Cocido madrileno.
Beer. Tortilla. Anis. Night without end.
Castile-La Mancha: Saffron. Don Quixote. Vegetables. Garlic from
La Mancha. Hunting in Spain. A glance into the hunter's pot. Shepherds' fare.
Manchego cheese. Honey sweet. La Mancha wine.
Extremadura: The Iberian pig. Iberian ham. Pimenton. Chorizo & Co.
Spanish sausage specialties. Lenten fare. Wild vegetables and mushrooms.
The way to a man's heart. Meat and game dishes. Cork.
Valencia: Rice growing. Paella. rice for every day. Citrus fruit. Cooking with citrus
fruit. Farmers' market. Squid. Fish in Spanish Cuisine. Almonds. Turron.
Tiger nuts. Wine from Utiel-Requena.
Murcia:Spain's market garden. Cooking with vegetables. Semana Santa.
Fishermen on the Mar Menor. Delicacies with fish. Tomatoes. Salads. Figs.
Monastrell wine.
Andalusia: Olive cultivation. Using olive oil. Preserving. Feria in
Seville. Gazpacho & Co. The Arabs' culinary legacy. Mojama. From the sea to
the table. Something substantial with mountain ham. Meat variations. Andalusia's
fruit paradise. Fruits from Spain. Sherry. Cooking with sherry. Brandy de Jerez.
Heavenly temptations.
Canary Islands: Bananas. Exotic fruits. Gofio. Tlhe culinary conquest. Potatoes. Fish from the Canary current.
Vegetables and Meat. Carnival time in Tenerife. Goat cheese. Wine from the
volcanoes. Sugar and rum. Smoke signals from La Palma. Cuban cigars.
Appendix.
Also available from C.H.I.P.S.:
Culinaria France
Culinaria Germany
Culinaria Greece
Culinaria Hungary
Culinaria Italy
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