Sweet life in Spanish: what is it?

As the great musician Ziryab once commanded, after the hot everything should go to dessert — fruits, cheeses and sweets. It is known that Spanish cuisine has experienced several influences, “came to the feast” and to friends and enemies, Iberia was defeated or she won-from mutual influence did not refuse. Sweet cake, “Coca de San Juan”Photo: felicitysmoak.info.tm to move to the second part of the article From the Romans left much of the cuisine, from the Visigoths — the love of meat (the ancient Germans was a meat eater), from the Byzantines — the spices, the Arabs — from the systems to the new vegetables, the cultivation of rice, citrus, dates, almonds and so on. First, Spanish cuisine became a mediator between Europe and Asia (and North Africa), then — between Europe and America (a lot of new vegetables, corn, cocoa beans). Continue reading →