Glossary F
Peppers are used extensively in all three areas of
Spain, namely, Navarra, La
Rioja and Aragon,
A la Riojana which usually indicates the addition of
peppers to any given dish , is almost identical to the Chilindrones preparation in Navarra and Aragon
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The Minorcans insist that
Salsa Mahonesa , which is named after the island's capital was created by one of their own but was sent off to
Paris by the
French when they took Minorca from the Britisn in the 1750's
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Fideua refers to the local pasta speciality of Moraira. The
pasta is cooked in seasoned
seafood stock, just like the
paella, and then served with pieces of squid and
vegetables.
Moraira is situated on the northern coast of the Costa Blanca and approximately 50 miles north of
Alicante,
Spain.
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Filema refer to the
Greek "offerings" of
foods,
sweets, and
drink which are given to visitors as part of their traditional
hospitality.
Filema is from the Greek word "filoxenia" which means "hospitality" or "love of the stranger". The Greek people still practise the age-old custom of hospitality, or Filoxenia. In
Greece, strangers are often welcomed in villages where locals still believe a visitor brings good luck.
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Food Trivia: Seafood : Seafood is high in
vitamins and minerals and it is low in saturated fat and calories. Eating at least two (2)
seafood meals a week has been shown to lower cholesterol levels.
Fish is the also a healthy fast
food.
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