Jump to content


Welcome to the eGullet Forums!

These forums are a service of the Society for Culinary Arts & Letters, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advancement of the culinary arts. Anyone can read the forums, however if you would like to participate in active discussions please join the Society.

Photo

Appeal of Spanish food for Americans

Spanish

  • Please log in to reply
1 reply to this topic

#1 Saborosa

Saborosa
  • participating member
  • 165 posts

Posted 16 October 2006 - 07:41 AM

Hola Jose!

I work in gastronomic tourism here in Barcelona, and most of our clients are Americans. So I was wondering if you had come to any conclusions about what the main appeal of Spanish (and, may I say, Catalan!) cuisine is for Americans? What are the characteristic flavours, textures and/or techniques that intrigue and entice them? What do you think they would like to know more about (or what do you think they SHOULD know more about?!)

Thanks for doing my market research for me ;-}

Kirsten

#2 Jose Andres

Jose Andres
  • participating member
  • 60 posts

Posted 18 October 2006 - 10:57 AM

Hola Jose!

I work in gastronomic tourism here in Barcelona, and most of our clients are Americans. So I was wondering if you had come to any conclusions about what the main appeal of Spanish (and, may I say, Catalan!) cuisine is for Americans? What are the characteristic flavours, textures and/or techniques that intrigue and entice them? What do you think they would like to know more about (or what do you think they SHOULD know more about?!)

Thanks for doing my market research for me ;-}

Kirsten

View Post

American love new things.............And I love them for it.........We are an old culture, full of interesting anecdotes, ingredients........So I will say is all of those things together.....One of the first people to see and write about Catalans was the GREAT Colman Andrews....read his book and you will get what you are looking for........And also A Catalan Cookery Book: A Collection of Impossible Recipes by Irving Davis (with 11 drypoints by Nicole Fenosa) on this book you will find answers of why people love us!





Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: Spanish