A Cook’s Tour of Spain
Did you close your eyes when they slit the pigs throat?
One of the best food programs made its debut on on TV this evening – A Cook’s Tour of Spain – offered a ‘no holes barred’ approach to rural Spanish life and cuisine. As I have learnt over the last few months the most tasty and interesting food from Spain is the ‘peasant’ food. Using what-ever ingredients are too hand; the tastiest food is often the simplest.
I for one are more than looking forward to next weeks episode of A Cook’s Tour of Spain. Rather Jamie-esque in its approach, which is forgivable, I loved the local characters they portrayed – from the matriarchal squabblings though to the manly tasks of butchering and Sherry drinking.
The program was presented by Tommi Miers, a champion Masterchef of 2005, who now runs the Wahaca restaurant in London. This also has a Spanish connection offering Mexican ’street food’.
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by garry thorne
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by peter evcellent programme, please can we have a recipe book of all the meals shown in this series.thanks
by vicki
by Ginny Newman Enjoyed the programme very much. You most do a cook book to accompany the series. It would be criminal not to!
by Ana Demitroff My English students from Galicia were delighted that their region was covered and their staple foods were featured. However, they were bemused by how very un-Galician ingredients, like thyme, capers and hot pepper, made their way into what were supposed be trad dishes. And the fact that the sea bass was served raw and hidden under mustard and anchovies made their toes curl. I´m not against experimenting with classic fare (I´m not Galician of course), but the public shouldn´t be misled into thinking that many of those dishes were in any way typical.
by [...] a Thomasina Miers dinner-party dish, Lamb Steaks with a Coriander and Mint Salsa, where you would expect a little [...]
I’m watching episode 1 right now, courtesy of some geeking for me back in London to get it off Ch4, decode the security, upload it to a video host and link it to my testbed! I’m planning to write something once I’ve formed an firm opinion, but it’s looking good so far.