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9/03/2010

3 Simple Steps to Learn Spanish Cooking

For avid cooks, it is necessary to learn Spanish cooking, just like how a chef Italian, French, and German cuisines. Spanish dishes are loved by lots of people across the globe. Who would not be familiar with the famous paella and tortilla? The Spanish flavors have been absorbed by many cuisines in different corners of the world. If you want to know some original Spanish recipes, you can easily do so in three simple steps.

1. Begin the Exploration- Learn Spanish Cooking through Recipe Searching

Since Spanish cuisine has been adapted, modified, and evolved by other cuisines, it is impossible to determine which recipes you can find are truly authentic. If you don't care much about authenticity, go on and collect the recipes that appeal to your taste buds. However, if you want to make sure that the recipe is a Spanish original, you can follow these suggestions to help you verify:

a. Visit the menu page of a Spanish restaurant online. Check out the menu. Most of the dishes you will see in a Spanish restaurant menu are usually authentic Spanish cuisine. Of course, don't visit the website of a food giant with global branches. It is sort of impossible to find a burrito meal on the menu of a McDonald's in Spain.

b. Research at the library. It may seem ludicrous to go all the way to the library in search of a recipe. However, it is the most logical thing to do. Find a recipe book published in Spain. All listed recipes will surely be authentic. If you find that option too tiring, just order the book online and have it delivered to your doorstep.

c. Search for Spanish listed ingredients or procedures. If you encounter a recipe where the ingredients (or the instructions) contain Spanish words, you are likely reading an authentic Spanish recipe. Of course, you need to do some translation to know what the ingredients (or procedures) are.

2. Put Everything in Action - Learn Spanish Cuisine by Cooking

Here's the fun part. Invite your cooking buddies and begin experimenting on your first Spanish recipe. Cooking Spanish cuisine is most enjoyable when people do it together. The food will surely taste good if you properly follow the directions. If you do the cooking with buddies, the food is not the only thing that would be delicious- it's the experience too!

3. Habla Español - Learn Spanish, Understand it, and Get the Best Recipes

The most authentic Spanish recipes are those written in Castillian or Spanish. If you are serious with learning Spanish cuisine, then studying the Spanish language is highly advisable. It would also be easier for you to understand the authentic recipes, as they are all written in Spanish.

1 comment:

Tyeisha said...

I would love to find some authentic Spanish recipes. Are there any websites that you recommend? The only thing we cook in my house that might be classified as Spanish is Paella