Speak the Culture: Spain: Be Fluent in Spanish Life and Culture

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1. Identity: the
   building blocks of
   2. Literature
   and philosophy
   3. Art and
   architecture
   4. Performing
   arts
   5. Cinema
   and fashion
   6. Media and
   communications
   7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
   the details of

7.1 Food

Spanish cuisine has become a seductive

mix of tradition and innovation. A varied,

hearty menu of regional produce and

dishes, the revered Iberian pig usually

at the head of the table, has been

revolutionised by molecular gastronomy,

born in the kitchens of northern Spain

and exported around the globe.