Welcome to Worlds of Flavor Spain

Welcome to WorldsofFlavorSpain.com, where you can explore the best of Spanish food, wine, and cooking, no matter where you are. Through broadcast-quality digital streaming video and digital still photography, you’ll delve deeply inside top restaurant kitchens, wineries, agriculture and food production, markets, festivals, and more.

Discover the best of Spanish regional food traditions and the new spirit of innovation in Spanish cooking and winemaking. And learn how Spain has been and continues to be a powerful influence in kitchens and at tables around the world. Certainly, food and wine developments and trends close to your home are being influenced by Spanish traditions, products and contemporary ideas.

Read on to share the passion and discover Spain and its gastronomic traditions, products, culinary techniques, and contemporary ideas.

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Rueda: The Leading White Wine of Spain

Bienvenidos a Rueda!
Spain’s exciting white wine region, Rueda, has burst onto the U.S. wine scene with deliciously fresh and fruity dry white wines predominantly from the region’s star grape Verdejo. Rueda has been known for making wine since the 11th century, and such wines would have been enjoyed by Ferdinand and Isabel, as they unified Spain in 1492 and made their capital in this region. Their patronage, and the important cities of Segovia and Valladolid, have made Rueda a key part of Spanish history and culture for centuries. Virtually every house in Rueda had a wine cellar, and grapes and wine were as much a part of life as bread and Catholicism!

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Olive Oil Cuisine: Textures of the Future

For thousands of years olive oil has been a fundamental ingredient on the Iberian Peninsula, and Spanish cuisine wouldn't be the same with out it. These days, chefs are taking this delicious, silken ingredient in new directions, manipulating its texture while preserving the straightforward yet complex flavors of Spanish olive oil.

Read on to learn about how chefs in Spain are taking olive oil in directions never seen before.

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Serrano Ham: Star of the Spanish Cuisine

Serrano Ham, or Jamón Serrano, is a fundamental ingredient in the cuisine of Spain. Eaten alone, as thinly sliced ribbons, or as a flavorful accent to a larger dish such as Croquettes or Salmorejo, this cured ham is present throughout all regions of Spain.

In this article from Spain Gourmetour magazine, you'll learn about the intricacies of how Serrano ham is made, and you'll gain a better understanding of this delicious cured delicacy.

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The Chairmen's Column

Ferran Adrià and José Andrés are the co-chairmen of WorldsofFlavorSpain.com. Chef Adrià is the chef and owner of elBulli in the town of Roses, located in Catalonia. He is widely considered one of the greatest, most innovative, and most influential chefs in the world. Chef Andrés is the chef/owner of Café Atlántico, Jaleo, Zaytinya, and Oyamel restaurants in the Washington, DC area, and Spanish cuisine's biggest advocate in the US. His enthusiasm for his native cuisine is shared via his PBS TV show and through the books he's authored.

See what they have to say about the exciting world of Spanish gastronomy.

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Iconic Food Experiences on the Wine Roads of Spain

What makes an iconic experience? The food? The wine? The ambiance? Writer Gerry Dawes has travelled all over Spain, and is fortunate enough to be able to weigh in knowledgeably on this topic.

Read his article on some experiences anyone travelling through Spain should seek out.

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Ferran Adrià Demonstration

Ferran Adrià, chef and owner of elBulli in the town of Roses, located in Catalonia, widely considered one of the greatest, most innovative, and most influential chefs in the world, spent an exciting day with the students at the Culinary Institute of America's Hyde Park campus in March, granting a rare view into his "deconstructivist" cooking technique and accepting the "Augie," chef of the year award.

Continue on to hear more about the day and enjoy your own exclusive view into his demonstration with the 5 part video series.

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Catalionian Market

Catalonia: A Culinary & Cultural Tour

Learn all about Catalonia! Join the chefs of The Culinary Institute of America on a food and cultural tour of Catalonia. Watch video highlights documenting the region's wines, food products, and gastronomic traditions. Join the chefs of the CIA as they encounter Catalonia's chefs, artisanal food producers, vintners and food experts.

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