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