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Tapas Recipes, Spanish Culture and Andalucian Gourmet Food... Discover typical authentic Spanish recipes as well as the culture surrounding the famous cave dwellings in the Granada province of Spain.
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Spanish Halloween
Halloween in Spain is becoming more popular year by year, the UK and American influence has rubbed off and provides the opportunity for kids of all ages to enjoy Halloween and have a bit of fun on October 31st. After being outdoors trick or treating ...
Cooking with Kids
Cooking with the kids... The reason our 7 year old little boy likes to cook and get involved in the kitchen is probably because his parents are never out of there! Maybe a little passion for cooking and Spanish recipes has rubbed off.OK, be prepared ...
The Tapas Lunch
The tapas lunch, fantastic Spanish tapas recipes served up with a cold beer and absolutely free. Serrano ham... hot mussels... braised chorizo the list is endless.Certainly in the village of Orce, Granada tapas are still served free of charge when yo...
The Origin of Tapas
The origin of Spanish tapas remains a mystery to this day. In fact nobody really knows hows tapas came to be although there are quite a few theories. One certainty though is the literal meaning of the word itself. "Tapa" ~ literally means "cover" thi...
Granada Tapas Tours
If you went into a bar and saw on the menu the offering “You inhabit child’s overall with ham”, would you know what you were ordering?It turns out that, for one bar in Salobréña on the Costa Tropical, this was the translation they offered fo...
Horchata de Valencia
Chufi Horchata - Horchata de ValenciaWow its hot in England this week! Lets hope it stays that way for this weekends BBQ's, Wimbledon and generally a taste of summer - a bit of good weather to cheer everyone up after all of this years doom and gloom,...
Andalucian Cave Holidays
Ever considered a "cave" holiday?Staying with the subject of Andalucian cave dwellings we thought it would be good to give a well deserved mention to the guys at Cueva Santa Maria. A cave which can only be described as fabulous accommodation! Cueva ...
Orce - Cave Dwellings
Fuente Nueva, literally meaning “New Fountain” lies on the outskirts of Orce village. Six kilometres into the countryside the hamlet is distinguished by its cave dwellings hewn from the rock around two hundred years ago. Fuente Nueva is home to ...
Caves Andalucia
Cave living in Andalucia... As well as Spanish recipes we also also like to publish a few posts about the local culture, the area, fiestas and Orce village itself.Living in a cave... may seem very strange to some but they are fantastic dwellings, qui...
Change 4 Life
The new Government advert to tackle childhood obesity was launched a couple of days ago... Now it could just be me or is it not a case of eat well and be a little more active? The advert itself makes a lot of sense, ie when we had to go out and hunt ...
The 12 Grapes
The Spanish tradition of the 12 grapes or "Las doce uvas" on New Years Eve is something you have to see to believe. Different countries have various ways of bringing in the new year but this age old tradition is very funny, there are some who take th...
Feliz Navidad!
Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas!) from us here at Orce Serrano Hams. We would like to wish everyone all the best for the festive season and the coming year and thank you for your custom, comments and suggestions.Thanks also to our blog readers! Top Sp...
Spanish Nativity
Spanish Nativity Play. What a week it has been! Busiest time of the year and the weather decided to dump 12 inches of snow on Orce village. We did however manage to get down to the school nativity (essential I,m sure you agree) to see our little boy ...
Cave Cooking
So what is it like cooking in a cave? Well, in the early days we cooked in a caravan that we spent three months in whilst renovating our "hole in the mountain" bathroom first then the kitchen - the most important rooms in any home. The whole "cave" c...
Spanish Christmas Menu
Spanish Christmas. With Christmas eve fast approaching we have decided to publish a typical menu for "noche buena!"The meal on the eve of the 24th is the most important meal in the Spanish calendar and is always held in the evening, many people won't...
