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on Sunday 11th May. The event starts at 11:00.
Spanish street food !
Celebrating Queen Isabella who is Queen of culinary changers!by supporting Columbus bring amazing ingredientswe serve 11 to 5pm , live music and art work will be displayfood, music, art, green, animal all in roofat Bridge farm community CICGlenfrome Rd, Eastville, BristolBS16 1BQpark at Tesco Extra walk to farm only 5 minsEastville park is 2 mins
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of King Ferdinand II. Reigning together over a dynastically unified Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand are known as the Catholic Monarchs.completion of the Reconquista, the Alhambra Decree which ordered the mass expulsion of Jews from Spain, initiating the Spanish Inquisition, financing Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the New World, and establishing the Spanish Empire, making Spain a major power in Europe and the world and ultimately ushering in the Spanish Golden Age.Spanish cuisine was significantly impacted by the introduction of New World foods after 1492. Spanish explorers brought back ingredients like tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cacao, vanilla and chill pappers, which were thenincorporated into Spanish cooking. These ingredients led to new dishes and transformed how Spaniards farmed, cooked and enjoyed food.From traditional tapas plates like patatas bravas to our modern Spanish-inspired feasts, these recipes are perfect for when the sun comes out.
In recent years, however, people have come to celebrate the extraordinary flavors and variety of produce the cuisine has to offer.High-profile chefs such as Ferran Adrià, mastermind of the now-closed El Bulli restaurant, and the Roca brothers, founders of the El Celler de Can Roca, have brought Spain’s alta cocina international acclaim. And in 2023, Spain had more restaurants on the World’s 50 Best list than any other country.But the heart of Spanish cooking remains in its rustic, homespun nature, a legacy of a time when hard-pressed Spaniards had to work the land for everything it would offer.
Jamón, or cured ham, is the most celebrated Spanish food product. Legs of ham were traditionally salted and hung up to dry to preserve them through the long winter months.
Jamón Serrano (of the mountain) is the most common kind and comes from white pigs; the more expensive Jamón Iberico (pictured) comes from black pigs.
The best ham should be enjoyed in thin, melt-in-your-mouth slices on its own, with a little bread.
Paella is perhaps the most famous Spanish dish of all, and certainly one of the most abused. Authentic paella originates from the region around Valencia, and comes in two varieties: Paella Valenciana, with rabbit and chicken; and seafood paella.
Saffron gives the rice its color, and the base should be left to crisp into a mouth-watering black crust, called the socarrat. Spaniards only eat it at lunchtime.