Spanish cuisine consists of a small variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep Mediterranean roots. Spain's extensive history with many cultural influences has led to a unique cuisine with literally thousands of recipes and flavors.

Where to find guides to Andalucia. Popular guides plus specialized travel books, picture books, walking and trekking guides, travel writing; and ecotourism, food, fishing, driving, small hotel, and pocket guides.

This new free Spanish lesson is about food. You’re going to hear the ten words and expressions below. They’re all very common and useful words. Press play to hear them. To practise speaking, say them out loud along with the mp3. Some Spanish and English words look very similar and are easy to learn: la sopa – the soup, la patata – the potato ...

The collapse of President Bush's recent immigration reform was partly fuelled by fears that the English language was under threat from Spanish. But as one food stall owner in Philadelphia illustrates, English has some unlikely champions.