Served with a sauce full of sweetness and acidity – and a splash of sherry – this is a simple but deeply Spanish dish
Duck is one of those ingredients that feels rather special, but is actually very s…
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Family’s 90-year search for answers after father vanished in Francoist uprising – photo essay ⊖
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the Francoist uprising and the beginning of the Spanish civil war. An estimated 120,000-150,000 people disappeared during Franco’s repression, their remains scatter…
57 days ago
José Pizarro’s recipe for nettle (or wild garlic) and goat’s cheese tortilla ⊕
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Have a forage for buttery and tender young nettles (or wild garlic), and turn them into a cheesy, Spanish-style omelette
When I was growing up in the small village of Talaván in Extremadura, Spain, we…
3 months ago
Spain’s very own sakura: cherry blossom season in the Jerte valley ⊕
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You don’t have to travel to Japan to see a stunning floral display. Every spring, this corner of Extremadura is transformed as two million trees come into bloom
It’s late March and the villagers of th…
5 months ago
Spain’s socialists shed voters in regional election as far right makes gains ⊖
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Vox doubles its seats in Extremadura as Socialist Workers’ party, mired in corruption scandals, loses 10 of its 28 seats
Spain’s ruling Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE), already reeling from a series …
Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority ⊖
Around 860,000 Extremadurans go to the polls today in an unprecedented election in the region. María Guardiola brought forward the elections after failing to pass the budget. The polls point to the P…
Spain’s ruling party faces crunch regional poll amid corruption and harassment claims ⊕
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Results of Sunday’s snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE party
Spain’s beleaguered prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, faces a key test on Sunday when voters in t…
8 months ago
José Pizarro’s recipe for parsnip, apple and chickpea albóndigas in saffron-tomato broth ⊕
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Hearty, earthy and slightly sweet, these “meat”balls come smothered in a rich saffron and tomato broth
Meatballs are one of those dishes you find everywhere. In the Middle East there are kofta, in It…
9 months ago
José Pizarro’s recipe for chilled cherry and tempranillo soup ○
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Fresh cherries are a late-summer joy, but this taste of Spain can be enjoyed year-round
Cherries are a big deal in Extremadura, where I’m from, especially in the Valle del Jerte to the north, where th…
José Pizarro’s recipe for sweetcorn, chorizo and piquillo pepper fritters ○
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Simple, quick and packed full of flavours from the modern Spanish kitchen
It’s easy to forget that ingredients such as corn, peppers and even the pimentón in our chorizo all came from the Americas in …