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I'm particularly interested in Northern Spain, Catalonia,Basque Country,Cantabria,Asturias And Galicia.
Northern Spain is often referred to as Espania Verde or Green Spain, due to it relatively high rain fall compared to the rest of Spain.
The prevailing Westerly winds coming in from the Atlantic hit the North Spain coast where they instantly meet the mountains which rise from the coastline.
The water laden weather fronts drop their rain on these mountains as they come inland.
Much of Northern Spain has a climate similar to that of the South West of England and Galicia has been likened to Cornwall.
There are many beuatiful mountains as well as a spectacular coastline and not crowded by pasty Brits as you would find in the Costas.
The North of spain is mainly Celtic and they have some interesting bagpipe music, Here you will find foods like the Asturian Fabada a rich bean stew with pork and morcilla (Spannish black pudding) and Caldo a Galician broth with chick peas in it.
The second mosty famous cheese in Spain after Manchego is Cabrales a grainy blue cheese mad in the mountains of Cantabria from Ewes milk, cows milk and goats milk.
Whilst in the North of spain it would be a shame to miss out on Sidra the Spanish equivalent to our cider.
Sidra is poured with you arm held high and the glass held low at about waste height.
By pouring the Sidra a process know as breaking happens and the otherwise flat sidra becomes slightly sparkling due to the air which is forced into by pouring it from a height.
A little sidra is always left in the bottom of the glass and poured out of the glass from the point from which you have just drunk from the glass, this is to wash a little as a number of people may drink from the same glass.
Northern Spain is often referred to as Espania Verde or Green Spain, due to it relatively high rain fall compared to the rest of Spain.
The prevailing Westerly winds coming in from the Atlantic hit the North Spain coast where they instantly meet the mountains which rise from the coastline.
The water laden weather fronts drop their rain on these mountains as they come inland.
Much of Northern Spain has a climate similar to that of the South West of England and Galicia has been likened to Cornwall.
There are many beuatiful mountains as well as a spectacular coastline and not crowded by pasty Brits as you would find in the Costas.
The North of spain is mainly Celtic and they have some interesting bagpipe music, Here you will find foods like the Asturian Fabada a rich bean stew with pork and morcilla (Spannish black pudding) and Caldo a Galician broth with chick peas in it.
The second mosty famous cheese in Spain after Manchego is Cabrales a grainy blue cheese mad in the mountains of Cantabria from Ewes milk, cows milk and goats milk.
Whilst in the North of spain it would be a shame to miss out on Sidra the Spanish equivalent to our cider.
Sidra is poured with you arm held high and the glass held low at about waste height.
By pouring the Sidra a process know as breaking happens and the otherwise flat sidra becomes slightly sparkling due to the air which is forced into by pouring it from a height.
A little sidra is always left in the bottom of the glass and poured out of the glass from the point from which you have just drunk from the glass, this is to wash a little as a number of people may drink from the same glass.
