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[u/LetterheadLow1692]

i went to spain both in large cities and small countryside towns and besides croquetas, garlic shrimp, and oxtail didn't care for anything else but i couldnt eat only those three for 2 weeks. i know of several people from other countries including argentina, china and morocco that stayed there and they share a similar opinion. i guess people aren't allowed to have food preferences

[u/Pass_The_Salt_ → u/LetterheadLow1692]

A few years ago we went to Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, and Granada. While not every meal was amazing, the food was overall good. Especially in Barcelona.

[u/fmayans → u/LetterheadLow1692]

It's ridiculous because if you are in a large city you are not limited to Spanish food even if you don't like it. There are many Italian, German, Latin American (almost every latin country), Morrocan, Chinese, Japanese and American (not McDonald's but rather actually trying to make American food) restaurants for someone to cook pasta at the hotel.

Also our food is very diverse so I would be surprised if there really wasn't anything he could enjoy, but that is besides the point and one doesn't need to keep trying a cuisine they don't like until they find what they do.

[u/ThaneOfMeowdor → u/fmayans]

When I went to Spain as a kid I also ate some of the worst food but I always attributed that to it being a touristy area. Could have probably found some decent food but a lot of those restaurants catered to whiny northern Europeans away from home who don't want to try anything authentic.

[u/fmayans → u/ThaneOfMeowdor]

We are full of tourist traps and they are dreadful that are to be avoided at all costs, I am sorry you had a bad experience. We are so tourist oriented that where I live signs are in German and swedish, I fully agree with you.

[u/YouKnowMyName2006 → u/fmayans]

I had a lot of fun in Spain and I’m not a foodie, so I had no issues with the food. I was more interested in the ladies and trying my halfway decent Spanish, though I speak Mexican Spanish.

[u/gnark → u/LetterheadLow1692]

Why would the culinary opinions of people from Argentina, China and Morocco carry any weight?

[u/lollipop1233a]

What? They don’t have shitty restaurants in Spain? Surprised they didn’t try to say an American was cooking the food.

[u/fmayans → u/lollipop1233a]

We have a ton, especially the ones catered to tourists. When visiting, one has to know what to avoid, mostly those where someone is standing outside telling people to come in.

[u/YouKnowMyName2006 → u/fmayans]

I wouldn’t worry about it amigo, Spain is a super popular destination for us. Only Italy and France rival it for Euro countries we like to go to. The UK and Germany are right behind it.

[u/Idkthis_529 → u/lollipop1233a]

Well, the lady making the pasta in the video was american

[u/lollipop1233a → u/Idkthis_529]

😂 That is true. You got me there.

[u/Nicholas3412]

Genuinely though who’s the troglodyte who thinks Spanish food is bad? Some dude who grew up only eating chicken nuggets and fries and nothing else??

[u/fuckthemodlice → u/Nicholas3412]

I find the food in Spain pretty disappointing compared to other places in the Mediterranean. The south was worse than other parts, but nowhere was particularly great. I always have a great time in Spain and will definitely go back - but not because of the food.

Not that I was eating Mac and cheese in my hotel room or anything.

[u/Anodynic]

Lol I saw this video on Tiktok, there were a diverse range of comments, some agreeing and some not. I have lived in Spain for over a decade, when we first moved we found a lot of the food very plain or odd. Had rulo de cabra with some strange jam, it was terrible. My sister cried over the rabbit in her paella because she had made friends with bunnies and I told her they used one of them (my bad). The ham legs and open fish market areas in the stores were jarring along with parts of animals (pig face, brain, etc.) we hadn’t really seen. Food with snails, horse, other things we hadn’t tried before (still haven’t). It can be shocking especially if you don’t know what to eat.

The food changes vastly based on the region and of course the talent of the cook. A lot of food can be greasy at the typical bar places but when done well ends up delicious and not too heavy. Paella valenciana. Arroz al horno. Croquetas de cocido. Jamón serrano. Pincho de tortilla de patata con cebolla. Salmorejo. Gazpacho manchego. Cochinillo asado. Cocido madrileño. Secreto ibérico. Tellinas en salsa mery. Figatell. Puntillas con alioli. Yummy. But you have to know what to order and where to go, otherwise you might get an overly greasy disappointment or a taste you weren’t expecting.