Crianza red wines must by law be aged for how many years?

2 Click to see the answer

Queso Zamorano comes from which province?

Zamora

Museo del Jamon, a famous butcher and tapas bar selling just ham, is in which Spanish city?

Madrid

Something cooked 'gabardina', literally in an overcoat, means which cooking method?

Battered

Discs of boiled octopus are a speciality from which region?

Galicia

Caldillo de perro, literally 'dog stew', is fish soup served with the fruit of which fruit?

Orange

Arroz a banda is a rice dish cooked in which kind of stock?

Fish Click to see the answer

Which term means being cured in an acid like vinegar rather than being cooked?

Escabeche

Piperade is a dish made from tomatoes, onion and which other vegetable?

Green Pepper

What word on a menu is used to describe a paella containing both seafood and meat?

Mixta

What would you find in a marmitako stew?

Fish

Which region makes the filling soup known as Caldo Gallego?

Galicia

Pies called empanadas come from which part of Spain?

Galicia

Which vegetable is added to marmitako fish stew to thicken it?

Potatoes

What is chistorra?

Cured sausage

Socarrat is the name for a layer of roasted rice at the bottom of the pan after cooking which dish?

Paella Click to see the answer

How many ingredients are used to make the famous liqueur called Licor 43?

43

Fabada is a hearty bean stew traditionally eaten in which season of the year?

Winter

Which dish's name also means cooking pan?

Paella

Rías Baixas is a wine growing area in which part of Spain?

Galicia

Spanish people typically eat lunch at what time in the afternoon?

2:00 PM

To be labelled 'Gran Reserva', a wine has to be aged in barrels for how many months?

24

Tarta de Santiago is associated with pilgrims heading to which region of Spain?

Galicia

The Cava wine making industry in Catalonia took off in which century?

19th

By law, Torta de Santiago can only be made in which area of Spain?

Galicia

Marmitako is a speciality in which part of Spain?

Basque Country

75% of Spain's olive oil comes from which region?

Andalucia

Which type of wine is between Crianza and Gran Reserva in terms of time spent ageing?

Reserva

What is the minimom curing time for a Jamón Serrano?

12 months

What number comes after 'Licor' in the name of the top selling Spanish liqueur brand?

43

Txacoli, also called Chacoli, is a white wine from which part of Spain?

Basque Country

Spain produces which percentage of the world's olive oil?

50%

As well as being the name of a sauce, sofrito means cooked in which manner?

Gently Fried

Which type of meat is teamed with chickpeas and vegetables in a Cocido Madrileño?

Pork

Chistorra is a Basque Country sausage made from which type of meat?

Pork

What percentage of grapes grown in La Rioja go to make red wine?

91%

Which type of pepper is often sold as 'blistered', or grilled and served with salt?

Padron

Cocido madrileño comes from which Spanish city?

Madrid

Rioja red wines are aged in barrels made from which wood?

Oak

Rice to make paella was first grown in Spain in which century?

10th

Idiazabal cheese is from which part of Spain?

Basque Country Click to see the answer

The town on Mao on Menorca is famous for which product, named after the town?

Cheese

Calasparra rice comes from which Spanish region?

Murcia

Valencian arnadi Easter cake is made with which vegetable?

Pumpkin

Casin cheese comes from which Spanish region?

Asturias

What is the name of the classic Spanish cold soup?

Gazpacho

A festive Catalan dish is of duck cooked with which fruit?

Pears Click to see the answer

The world's largest paella, cooked in 2001, was large enough to serve how many portions?

110,000

Arzak restaurant in San Sebastian has held three Michelin stars since which year?

1989

The Catalan dish of Pa amb Tomaquet is bread spread with mashed what?

Tomato

How are churros cooked?

Deep Fried

What is the average percentate of alcohol found in Spanish sherries?

16%

Golmajería is a term for a variety of different pastries from which Spanish region?

La Rioja

How is something described as 'a la romana' served?

Battered and fried

Tortilla didn't become a common dish in Spain until which century?

18th

Padron peppers originally come from which part of Spain?

Galicia Click to see the answer

Liebana smoked cheese comes from which part of Spain?

Cantabria

A popular tapas dish is green beans served with which meat?

Bacon

What is the alternative name of Bomba Rice, often used in paella?

Valencia rice

Something described as 'a la plancha' is cooked in what way?

Grilled

Guirlache is a type of nougat made in which region of Spain?

Aragon

Andalucian pastries called Pestiños are usually flavoured with which plant?

Sesame

Freixenet's best selling cava is sold in which color of bottle?

Black

Ribeiro wine comes from which part of Spain?

Galicia

Almond soup is the traditional starter for a special mel on which date of the year?

24th December

If something is described as 'frito', how is it cooked?

Fried

What is the main ingredient of a traditional paella?

Rice

Festive Roscon de Reyes cake is usually served on which date in January?

6th

What color is the spicy sauce called Mojo Rojo?

Red

Hot chocolate became a delicacy in Spain in which century, after being imported from the New World?

17th

Quesada pasiega is a famous dessert from which part of Spain?

Cantabria

Leche frita, or 'fried milk', is from which part of Spain?

Northern Spain

Jabugo is a special type of which food product?

Cured Ham

70% of Spain's olive oil comes from which province?

Jaen

Pastissets are stuffed, fried cakes from which part of Spain?

Catalonia

The crushed nut sauce called picada is usually served with what?

Fish Click to see the answer

What is coca?

Sweet pastry

El Pozo is one of the biggest Spanish brands in which market?

Cured Meats

Arroz a banda is a classic dish from the area surrounding which city?

Alicante

Flamenquin is a southern Spanish dish of which type of meat, battered and fried?

Pork

The Catalan dish of 'Escalivada', features which type of food, blackened and charred?

Vegetables

If a menu says 'al horno', how is the dish cooked?

Baked Click to see the answer

Which central Spanish city hosts an annual competition for the best suckling pig?

Segovia

The dish of Espetos involves cooking sardines in what way?

Over an open fire

Which Mallorcan pastry is made with flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and water?

Ensaimada

Montadito is a small version of which food, often served as tapas?

Sandwiches

What is usually sprinkled over boiled octopus chunks before serving?

Paprika

The Prioritat wine region is in which part of Spain?

Catalonia

Pintxos are bar snacks similar to tapas, from which part of Spain?

Basque Country

What vegetable is the main component of a Esgarrat salad?

Red Peppers

What is the base ingredient of the Northern Spanidsh dish called cuajada?

Milk

What sauce makes the base of all croquette recipes?

Bechamel

Which word do the Spanish use to describe a stick of bread like a baguette?

Barra

Which vegetable is used along with chickpeas in a Potaje de Vigilia stew?

Spinach

Jamie Oliver controversially added which ingredient into his paella recipe?

Chorizo

Mahou beer comes from which Spanish city?

Madrid

What shape are Catalonian neula biscuits?

Cylinders

Canelons is a Catalan dish of meat sauce inside which shape of pasta?

Tubes

Porrusalda is a Basque soup made from potato and which other vegetable?

Leek

Suckling pig is a speciality of which Spanish city?

Segovia