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Madrid province
unlike other Spanish regions doesn't really have its own defined
regional food but restaurants all over Madrid serve the cooking of
other regions in addition to worldwide cuisine. Although
Madrid is landlocked, there is a high demand for seafood in the
capital's restaurants and supermarkets. Over the years, Madrid has
become extremely cosmopolitan with an influx of people from many
areas of Spain and abroad, all bringing with them knowledge of the
food from their places of origin. This has resulted in a huge
variety of restaurants in the city. As well as restaurants,
Madrid has a large choice of tapas bars. Madrelenos tend to
stay out late and the tapas bars are buzzing until the early hours.
You can find many specialist regional
restaurants in Madrid a lot of which
are family owned.
Paella
Paella is the
Spanish national dish and is eaten throughout Spain. Sunday
lunchtime is the traditional time to eat paella when all the family
troop down to their local restaurant and spend most of the afternoon
eating and drinking. Paella varies from region to region.
Paella originated in Valencia and the Valencian paella is still
regarded as the authentic version. It usually consists of a
mixture of seafood and chicken with either beans or peas. If
you'd like to try paella,
I've put my recipe here.
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