Spaniards love their food! The typical Spaniard probably eats the most meals throughout the day compared to any other nationality. Bread is a food that is always on the Spanish table. It's plentiful, fresh, and used to mop up sauces. Since Spaniards love eggs and dairy foods, you will find that many desserts are made from fresh milk or cream. Fresh fruit is typical to see on the dessert menu and coffee is something you shouldn't forget.
A typical breakfast, el desayuno, might include café con leche (strong coffee with hot milk), bollos (sweet rolls) with jam or toast with jam or mild cheese.
Tapas are little Spanish meals eaten well after breakfast but before lunch. Spaniards love it so much, they even made a verb out of it. The phrase "Vamos a tapear!" means "Let's go eat tapas!"
La comida (lunch) is the largest meal of the day in Spain, with multiple courses. Spaniards usually take a 2-3 hour break to enjoy la comida which includes taking a siesta (nap). The entire country closes up from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. This is a tradition that goes back for centuries. Here is a sample meal that you might find on the menu at a restaurant or if you were invited over to someone's home for lunch:
La cena (dinner) is smaller than lunch and eaten between 9:30 and midnight. It might include seafood, chicken, lamb, fried potatoes or rice. A green salad and lighter dessert or fruit many also be eaten.
The last stop on the way home from an evening of fun might be a churro stand. To accompany it, they have hot chocolate. This hot chocolate isn't the kind that we usually get. It's thick chocolate made from fresh, hot milk.
A typical breakfast, el desayuno, might include café con leche (strong coffee with hot milk), bollos (sweet rolls) with jam or toast with jam or mild cheese.
Tapas are little Spanish meals eaten well after breakfast but before lunch. Spaniards love it so much, they even made a verb out of it. The phrase "Vamos a tapear!" means "Let's go eat tapas!"
La comida (lunch) is the largest meal of the day in Spain, with multiple courses. Spaniards usually take a 2-3 hour break to enjoy la comida which includes taking a siesta (nap). The entire country closes up from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. This is a tradition that goes back for centuries. Here is a sample meal that you might find on the menu at a restaurant or if you were invited over to someone's home for lunch:
- Vegetable or Seafood Soup
- Fresh Fish or Seafood, Roast Chicken or Lamb, Fried Potatoes, Rabbit Stew, etc.
- Green Salad or Vegetables
- Dessert - Flan, Light Pastry, Fresh Fruit or Ice Cream
- Coffee, Brandy and a Cigar
La cena (dinner) is smaller than lunch and eaten between 9:30 and midnight. It might include seafood, chicken, lamb, fried potatoes or rice. A green salad and lighter dessert or fruit many also be eaten.
The last stop on the way home from an evening of fun might be a churro stand. To accompany it, they have hot chocolate. This hot chocolate isn't the kind that we usually get. It's thick chocolate made from fresh, hot milk.
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