Food & Drink news & information for Spain

BAR customers get free tapas in at least 10 Spanish cities, according to recent travel research – and, contrary to popular belief, not all of them are in the southern region of Andalucía, said to be the home of this...

FREEZING temperatures in the east of Spain have lead to a dearth of vegetables on shelves in UK supermarkets – and prices rocketing for the few that are left.

A WELSH tourist in Spain who photographed a popular brand of chocolate peanuts and called its name 'racist' has gone viral on Twitter.

NUTRITION experts in Spain recommend adults should eat no more than 25 grams of sugar a day – the equivalent to six pairs of cubes in packets which come with coffee or tea, or around six teaspoons.

BRITISH supermarkets are starting to 'ration' vegetables due to the recently-announced shortage caused by unusually-cold weather in Spain.

SUPERMARKETS in Spain – particularly in Murcia – have been accused by a right-wing British tabloid of withholding stacks of lettuce for themselves instead of exporting them, forcing UK stores to limit purchases to...

NEARLY one in 13 Spaniards are vegetarians or vegans, and restaurants and food stores are rising to the challenge of catering to a market worth over US$4 billion per year worldwide.

A NEW study into the effects of olive oil on cholesterol levels and circulatory health has shown that the so-called 'Mediterranean diet' may be even more beneficial to optimum organ function than first thought.

OVER 120 diners who left a restaurant en masse without paying struck again within days at another banquet hall in the same area, and are thought to have made two other attempts.

SINGER Enrique Iglesias, tennis star Rafa Nadal and NBA ace Pau Gasol have opened a restaurant together in Miami Beach, Florida.

THE first supermarket in Spain has stopped selling palm oil amid global controversy surrounding what is a staple food in many African and Asian countries.

A NORTHERN Spanish town has entered the Guinness Book of Records for the best street food in the world, having attracted 11,836 customers at yesterday's (Monday's) open-air food fair.