A Taste of Spain

While at the grocery store I came upon a display of Spanish food. There were beautifully embroidered kitchen towels, jars and boxes I did not recognize, and large pans for making paella. (mixture of chicken, chorizo, mussels( rice, tomatoes, capers, wine, peas, red pepper, cilantro plus seasonings). I stopped to look at the display and ended up buying two boxes of Natillas and Flan.
A friend of mine from Spain came to mind and I thought, she probably did not need the Carmencita dessert mixes because I remember she made delicious Flan from scratch.

The Natillas dessert, a sort of custard, is eaten with cinnamon sprinkled on top and the only place I have eaten it is at Los Ranchos de Chimayo Restaurant in New Mexico. Both boxes are products of Spain and since I have never seen them before at my local store, I spent a few minutes looking at the display.

"Food is our common ground,

a universal experience."

James Beard