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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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Iberico Hams from Cordoba
Without doubt the Iberian ham is recognised as one of the finest, if not the finest ham in the world. Cordoba lies north east of Andalucia's capital Sevilla and is home to the valley of "Los Pedroches" The valley of Los Pedroches is famous for its I...
Local Spanish Olive Oil
Locally produced extra virgin olive oil. Something at the forefront of the Orce Serrano Hams vision is to support local producers. In fact most of the stock in the online delicatessen is locally produced and olive oil is no exception.This extra virgi...
Chicken, Mules and two old fools
You may be wondering why we are talking about a book on Top Spanish Tapas... Welcome to guest writer Victoria Twead, author of "Chickens, Mules and two old fools". This book really is a fantastic read and has already had raving reviews. Each chapter ...
Iberico Ham Feria
The Iberian ham fair is held every year in Villanueva de Cordoba. The feria produces quite a turnout too with this year seeing more than 7000 people attending the prestigious event.One of the main spectacles of the fair is the ham carving competition...
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...
Mussels in Cider
August is a good month for mussels, you get big juicy mussels which, when steamed make great seafood tapas or a starter. This recipe uses Asturian cider for steaming resulting in a unique flavour, something a little different to white wine and just a...
Traditional Spanish Cooking
Traditional Spanish paella, there is nothing quite like watching the experts at work making a paella over the outdoor barbeque. The flavours of a paella over hot smokey coals cannot be compared to those cooked indoors, both are good but the outdoor v...
Jaen Gourmet Olive Oil
Is your olive oil on the table with the salt and pepper? We believe that it should be! The Spanish consume large amounts of olive oil and also use it in almost every recipe - even chips are cooked in olive oil.The region of Jaen is regarded as the ol...
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...
Spanish Summer
Well its here, 87 degrees yesterday and then Granada had a big thunderstorm to clear the air and water the garden. Some interesting wildlife in the garden this year...Tapas in many parts of the world perhaps but I wouldn't fancy this big feller on t...
Spanish Cured Salt Cod & Tuna
We thought we would end the month of March with a short gallery of products from the "Pescaderia de Orce" The guy who runs this fish shop is probably one of the most enthusiastic suppliers we have. So much so he offered to pass by the house and give...
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 ...
Spanish Food Glossary
Spanish cooking...Sometimes there are words or terms in recipes that not everyone will know, some Spanish terms have no direct translation or on occasion the obvious may not be so! ie: Melacaton - sounds like it could be melon but is actually peach.I...
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...
"Fire" Chorizo & Chili Tapas
The village of Orce is around 3000 feet above sea level making the weather somewhat cold in the winter months. The area also has its own micro climate so the weather is also very changeable....and when it snows, it snows!We usually get snowed in at l...
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 ...
Spanish Beer
Spanish beer with Spanish tapas... Its arguable that a good red wine accompanies the best of tapas, serrano ham, cheese etc this is quite true but a good Spanish beer also goes well with some famous tapas too. For example in Madrid it is popular to h...
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...
