European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nelmo a dish so Lalni a Spain has Long been known us the castanet country of bullfights und flamenco but in recent years it has also emerged As n culinary Center with some o the finest food found any unlike the Ditl cat sauces found on French the specialities of the Spanish plate lend to be defendants of the peasant cooking that encourage eating with gusto rather than the solemn atmosphere found in die gastronomic temples of in the first nobody loves to cat More than a an extra 20 pounds of table muscle is n Budge of Honor rather than a sign to Sec a doctor or sign up at the statistics indicate the average Span ish family spends up to 60 per cent of its income on and every restaurant Worth the name looks full every the history of Spanish conking is As remarkable As the people who make up the colourful Way Back in 000 the phoenicians landed in Andalusia to Plant the first Olive and despite the stories heard Al amt dishes cooked with Olive Oil tying the tourists stomach in a Square the juice of the Little Green fruit docs much to give character to the potatoes came Back from the new world with the and to Day one mainstay of the Spanish menu is the not the mexican but n Hearty Melet with Pota toes that can be a meal in the moors brought Many things to but one of the most Welcome was the persian dish Pilaf that evolved into the culinary National this colourful Rice dish lopped with As sorted meals and fish and served in an open pan is a must for any visitor to tie moors also brought Over the Al mond Trees and the Orange two magnificent the Quality of the Valencia oranges is known throughout the and toasted Al monds arc offered at most bars for seafood of the finest Quality comes from uie Northern but it is no longer a first rate lobster will stand you lust about As much As you would pay for the delicacy in new of dropping the hulls from Shell fish on ill Fluor As you snack at some of More popular a Man with a scoop shovel cleans up at closing time like a Man shovelling while it is possible to cat in Madrid starting hum 9 no one hut recently arrived tourists while in the face from hunger pants arc Likely to be frill in the better Thi hour for dinner is 1 and it will tip at least three courses later thru Coffee is served about 1 spaniards dining at Home cat a relatively Light dinner and go to bed immediately but not those out on the and this seems to he the Madrid has some of the finest restaurants in and despite the trend toward rising n Superb meal with deluxe service can still lie had for or a person with Champagne one thing to remember is that service is included by Law on All prices so any additional lip should be limited to a Salute for exceptional dining out in North Africa can also be a thanks to the French influence in such cities As but for going the native route there is nothing like a literally an in it an Arab to get in shape for such an it would be advisable to go on a 30day fast before accepting the invitation to the Low Able where each guest is offered a warm Towel to clean the one hand used far eating the first comes Pic traditional round wheel of followed by a whole roast Lamb served piping hot from the mud oven glowing with Wood the Lamb with legs Cut off goes into the Center of the table and everybody digs Salt and Carraway seed Are offered for while water or lemonade no alcohol is provided for some hosts also offer Almond mixed with sugar and or Orange round two comes with the arrival of the a Sweet tart of Many layers of Fine crust stuffed with minced hard boiled candles sugar and the uninitiated May be Likely a lean Back at this Point and thank his Host for a tasty but about that time the photo by Guenter Schuetter and Bob Milnes one extremely Fine fish found on most menus is similar to the dining out in Spain can be a Delight or an endurance depending upon How Well you Pace there is the matter of eating since the Spanish still tend to operate on the admirable theory that nothing really important happens before a late breakfast of the Continental style is for a Little local try charros with your a tried ring of tasty dough that is less Sweet than our if meeting Spanish friends for you should expect the Aper Tive about 1 at one of the Many this will be a Glass of Sherry or some other Light drink backed up by assorted goodies such As potato chips and other about the Host will indicate it is time to Start some serious the idea of a Sandwich and salad for lunch would strike the average Spanish tit some kind of a because this is the big meal of the the Colda will usually Start on soup or a vegetable dish maybe even delicious smoked Salmon if the Bruise is going on someones expense account followed by the Point where Many visitors Start to slow next is the entree of meat with followed by cheese and go the route requires about two hours of eating and four hours of sleeping but the spaniard is conditioned to by 7 he will be meeting friends in one of the Tapa spots for some pro dinner this is where Spanish eating separates the men from the shoe the dishes include Angulas baby eels cooked in Olive Oil and seasoned will garlic Calamaris Fried squid that resemble onion rings or Fried rubber depending upon your sentiments Bacacao codfish Cut into Small pieces and baked with Olive and Many kinds of Shell one custom in Spain that would hardly co Over Well at Home is the practice the stars and stripes servants Rush in with a stuffed Turkey cooked with Honey and inside the Turkey you find the famous Arab delicacy since Only the arabs know How to Roll the couscous grains into balls and pop them into their spoons Are usually offered to next comes four buttered roast Chick ens cooked with coriander and pickled followed by other chickens roasted with Butler and before you a Brace of roast pigeons with plums that have been cooked in Olive Oil and butter at times they Are also served As a very thin each draped with a if you Are still conscious at this you face another Lamb plate with artichokes and followed by More Gnu sinus prepared with pump Chick peas and fruit of the season brings the meal to a merciful with Only a cup of mint Tea to Down before the Host Calls out the dancing recently passed Laws require the dancers to cover the area for which their danc ing is the will be the Only women the women of the House Are never and the who has spent a Philadelphia bankroll Stag ing Duc sol eat he watches to make sure his guests arc enjoying most Delfas last about four hours and have about a dozen after the Oral suicide has another hot Towel is provided and the shoeless guests stagger to the door where they retrieve their slippers and Retreat for some much needed or dec Foj ing upon your the True is limited to the wealthy Arab families who lire unlikely to have Lou rants us but Many excellent restaurants offer abbreviated versions of the Classi Cal Arab dining in Spain and North Africa can always be a memorable experience particularly when you try to ret into Las years 13