They call it “liquid gold”. That’s how treasured olive oil is in Spain, it’s compared to precious metals. It’s not hard to see why, either! Not only is this stuff completely delicious, it’s also really healthy. It’s so healthy it’s almost suspisciously healthy. Not only …
This might come as a surprise: Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day. At least not here in Seville, where lunch and dinner reign supreme. In a place where tapas is king and beer is queen, breakfast is more of a lonely …
“Ham Fair”: two beautiful words brought together to create something even better. Those of us lucky enough to live here know that one of Spain’s greatest treasures is ham. Jamón ibérico is as close to perfection as food can get; one part cured pork and one part …
After the eternal heat and relentless summer of Seville dies down and we all crawl out of the holes we used to shelter from the sun, a very special time starts. It’s not autumn or fall (they doesn’t exist here, we only have two seasons; …
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that burgers are bloody fantastic. They’ve got a lot going for them: they’re a self-contained food item that’s highly customizable, with a golden ratio of fat to meat to salt, all perfectly proportioned in such a delicious way so …
There’s something magical about Spanish ham. It’s one of those foods that just keeps tasting better the more you eat it and the more you learn about it. Not only that, but it also carries an astonishing amount of flavour and history, especially considering that …
Summer is here, and with it comes ferocious sweating, desperate shade-seeking, and the uncontrollable urge to jump into every large body of water in sight. June, July, and August can be difficult months in Seville, where you question every decision you’ve ever made that got …
I’ll be honest, when I first arrived in Seville I wasn’t too impressed with the coffee. And when I say “wasn’t too impressed”, I’m using language so diplomatically that this blog should really get the Nobel Peace Prize. Disclaimer: I’m about to go on a …
I only have bad childhood memories of vermouth. Almost always, these memories—pulled from the locked up part of my brain where things are sent to be forgotten—revolve around a dusty old bottle, found at the backest corner of the highest shelf in the pantry. That …
If you’re like most people, you want to try churros when you’re in Seville. And why wouldn’t you? It’s a deep-fried doughnut dipped in chocolate—everything about that description sounds delicious. But there’s a problem: A lot of churros are bad. And bad churros… well, they can ruin your time in …