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Tapas Recipes, Spanish Culture and Andalucian Gourmet Food... Discover typical authentic Spanish recipes as well as the culture surrounding the famous cave dwellings in the Granada province of Spain.

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  • Iberico Ham Special Offer

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 09:28 in equipment, christmas, customer info, iberico ham

    Spanish Iberico ham or "Jamon Iberico" It is quite unusual to have Iberian hams on offer, after all why? Its the best ham in the world, needs no introduction to the savvy foodie and above all provides one of the worlds tastiest gastronomic treats.Thi...

  • Orce Serrano Christmas Special

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 04:05 in equipment, christmas, serrano ham, customer info

    Spanish cheese, wine, serrano ham and extra virgin olive oil - this 2009 Christmas is all about flavour.This artisan Christmas selection has been put together with complimentary flavour in mind - everything works around the 16 month cured Serrano Ham...

  • Gourmet Spanish Gifts

    Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 08:45 in christmas, customer info, iberico ham

    The finest Iberian Hams from Spain incorporated into unique Spanish "selections" with flavour combinations in mind. Simple works so why complicate things? Iberian bellota hams are among the finest in the world so putting together a selection of compl...

  • Tapas Recipe Kits

    Posted on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 08:27 in salad, Herbs, spices, equipment, salsa, vegetables, christmas, seafood, olive oil, pancetta, paprika, chorizo

    Have you ever fancied creating your own Bacalao Fritters, Fabada Asturiana or Gambas as Pil Pil?Following on from our recipe for the Orce "Fire" Chorizo last year we decided to create some authentic recipe kits for popular Spanish dishes which make ...

  • Catalan Sausage Stuffing

    Posted on Friday December 26th, 2008 at 08:38 in Herbs, christmas, winter recipes

    When cooking a turkey for Spanish Christmas dinner the principles are exactly the same as cooking any Christmas turkey. Stuffing however is slightly different due to the sausages used, in this case Catalan sausages.Catalan sausages are similar to a C...

  • Feliz Navidad!

    Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 07:47 in Culture, christmas, andalucia, customer info, orce

    Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas!) from us here at Orce Serrano Hams. We would like to wish everyone all the best for the festive season and the coming year and thank you for your custom, comments and suggestions.Thanks also to our blog readers! Top Sp...

  • Spanish Nativity

    Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 09:11 in Culture, christmas, andalucia

    Spanish Nativity Play. What a week it has been! Busiest time of the year and the weather decided to dump 12 inches of snow on Orce village. We did however manage to get down to the school nativity (essential I,m sure you agree) to see our little boy ...

  • Christmas Roast Chestnuts

    Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 08:05 in christmas, serrano ham, winter recipes

    Chestnuts at Christmas, the perfect festive season snack? Here we have a tapa or indeed a very different starter to a Spanish meal. A few weeks ago we wrote about chestnuts dipped in brandy - a kind of festive Christmas Eve snack with an alcoholic tw...

  • Top 40 Tapas

    Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 07:40 in salad, Herbs, lomo, vegetables, christmas, seafood, peppers, olives, olive oil, paella, chorizo, kebabs

    Top 40 Spanish Tapas, spice up the Christmas season with a range of tapas dishes to impress the guests and create a spread like no other with some authentic food. Here we have a list of the top 40 tapas dishes served up in and around the village of O...

  • Sausage & Pate Tapas

    Posted on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 at 05:15 in christmas, sobrasada

    Continuing with the Christmas tapas theme here we have Spanish pate and Majorcan Sobrasada. Pate and spreadable sausage often get left out of tapas selections which is a real shame as they both add some real authentic flavour and go exceptionally wel...

  • Christmas Tapas Ideas

    Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 07:31 in lomo, christmas, peppers, chorizo, serrano ham

    Christmas tapas! The festive season is almost upon us and parties will soon be in full swing... Christmas time sees an extraordinary rise in the popularity of salted peanuts, brazil nuts, toblerones and all manner of party snacks. So, to be a little ...

  • Spanish Christmas Menu

    Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 07:15 in Culture, christmas, seafood, serrano ham

    Spanish Christmas. With Christmas eve fast approaching we have decided to publish a typical menu for "noche buena!"The meal on the eve of the 24th is the most important meal in the Spanish calendar and is always held in the evening, many people won't...