Cocina Casera - Madrid

Madrid

When Madrid became the country's capital in 1562, there was extensive immigration, and with the people came their traditions. You might say Madrid's cuisine is the best of local recipes, enhanced by all the regional dishes of Spain. Notable favorites include Tortilla Española (Tortilla de Patata), an omelet cooked Madrid-style with potatoes and onions; and Estofado, garlicky, slow-cooked meat cooked with vegetables and spices. Madrid is also an interesting fusion of foods from the royalty with those of the middle and working classes. Today, new ideas continue to arrive from all over the world. Despite its inland location, Madrid has much to offer fish lovers, including the second largest fish market in the world. Probably the first ocean fish known in Madrid, and still beloved today, was bacalao, salt cod. Another of Madrid's delicious gifts to fish aficionados is Besugo al Horno, oven-roasted porgy, a traditional Christmas dish now enjoyed all year long. Madrid was once a city surrounded by wine, not only in the shops, but in the fields which have become an industrial zone. Where the airport now stands were the vineyards of Valdepeñas, a wine currently enjoying a revival.

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			Madrid When Madrid became the country's capital in 1562, there was extensive immigration, and with the people came their traditions. You might say Madrid's cuisine is the best of local recipes, enhanced by all the regional dishes of Spain. Notable favorites include Tortilla Española (Tortilla de Patata), an omelet cooked Madrid-style with potatoes and onions; and Estofado, garlicky, slow-cooked meat cooked with vegetables and spices. Madrid is also an interesting fusion of foods from the royalty with those of the middle and working classes. Today, new ideas continue to arrive from all over the world. Despite its inland location, Madrid has much to offer fish lovers, including the second largest fish market in the world. Probably the first ocean fish known in Madrid, and still beloved today, was bacalao, salt cod. Another of Madrid's delicious gifts to fish aficionados is Besugo al Horno, oven-roasted porgy, a traditional Christmas dish now enjoyed all year long. Madrid was once a city surrounded by wine, not only in the shops, but in the fields which have become an industrial zone. Where the airport now stands were the vineyards of Valdepeñas, a wine currently enjoying a revival.












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