Yucca. A wild cactus-like plant which has long, tapering, fleshy leaves which end in a spike. Young stems can be cooked in the same way as asparagus and fruits can be roasted.
The Spanish cooking oil scandal is thought to have started on 1 May 1981. Poisoned cooking oil was thought to have eventually caused the deaths of around 300 people of the 20,000 or so affected by the problem.
Yucca. A wild cactus-like plant which has long, tapering, fleshy leaves which end in a spike. Young stems can be cooked in the same way as asparagus and fruits can be roasted.
The food and cuisine of Spain are coloured by the occupations of the past, with Jewish influences as well as those of the Moors and Northern Africa, from the Mediterranean and, in the north west, from the Atlantic. Fish is a major part of the cuisine of Spain. Figures from Billingsgate in 2003 showed that 2½ kilos of fish were eaten per person per annum in Britain, 65 kilos in Japan and 40 kilos in Spain, while a FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) report states:
- Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta: 10-19 kg
- France: 20-29 kg
- Portugal and Spain: >30 kg
Spanish or rocambole garlic is a hardneck variety having a bulb with a coiling flower stalk and used for seasoning.
A slightly ovoid-shaped tropical fruit with thick green skin and rather gummy yellowish or pinkish flesh. It contains either one or two seeds and its flavour is said to be similar to that of grapes.
