Rick Stein's Spain

Rick Stein explores the edible delicacies and delights found in Spain's diverse regions.'I've wanted to make a series in Spain for a long time. I love Spanish food, I've been going there since I was a young boy - but until quite recently I don't think people really took the food seriously. Thanks to a handful of really dedicated Spanish chefs and a growing enthusiasm for its rugged flavours, that has all begun to change. To me the underlying point of journeying to Spain would be to discover the 'duende' in the cooking. By that I mean a sense of soul, of authenticity. The word is normally used in flamenco but I think it could be equally applied to the art of Spanish cooking because to my mind, in really good food, there is a communication between the cook and diner that amounts to art.' Rick SteinIn his beautifully designed and illustrated cookbook to accompany a major BBC2, 4-part series, Rick has selected over 140 recipes that capture the authentic taste of Spain today.Spain is a country that tantalises every sense with its colourful sights, evocative music, vibrant traditions and bold cookery. Spanish cooking has a rich history, with flavours reflecting a broad range of cultural influences. Rick samples his way through the specialties and hidden treats of each region, taking in the changing landscape from the mountainous northern regions through the Spanish plains to Mediterranean beaches.With over 100 Spanish recipes and location photographs, this is an essential cookbook for food-lovers as well as a stunning culinary guide to a diverse country.

Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Food & Drink Book of the Year 2011

“Quite simply an exquisite book.”

Good Housekeeping

Rick Stein's passion for using good quality local produce and his talent for creating delicious flavour combinations in his books and restaurants have won him a host of awards, accolades and fans. As well as presenting a number of television series, he has published many best-selling cookery books, including French Odyssey, Mediterranean Escapes, Coast to Coast and Far Eastern Odyssey.Rick is a firm supporter of sustainable farming and fishing techniques, which he strives to maintain in Padstow, Cornwall, where he runs four acclaimed restaurants and a seafood cookery school, as well as a delicatessen and patisserie. In 2003 Rick was awarded an OBE for services to West Country tourism. He divides his time between Padstow and Australia, where he opened a restaurant, Rick Stein at Bannister's, in 2009.

'As an eight-year-old I had cuttlefish stewed in its own ink with garlic and tomato and I still remember it. Spanish cooking has been for me over the years a memory of simple but completely satisfying flavours. It's a memory of happy times in Spain tied in with thoughts of old cathedrals, vast horizons and fishing boats somewhere in the Mediterranean unloading wooden boxes of dark red prawns...' Rick Stein Nostalgic for his childhood holidays and the unforgettable, simply prepared food he enjoyed their, Rick Stein has wanted to rediscover Spain for a long time. In this beautiful cookbook to accompany his journey off the beaten track, Rick has created over 14 mouthwatering recipes that capture the flavours of Spain today. Illustrated with outstanding photography of the Spanish regions, their local people and diverse food traditions, and brought to life with vivid anecdotes from Rick's travels, this evocative book will appeal to food lovers and conjure up images of vibrant Spanish holidays.

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