A touch of Spain in Portland
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A Taste Tour of Spain’s Regional Sheep Cheeses

We can’t resist an artisanal Spanish sheep cheese at Ataula. Served with fresh bread and olive oil, scattered amongst fresh salad leaves or presented on an indulgent after dinner Tabla de Quesos (cheese board), there’s no escaping the richness and variety of Spain’s classic cheeses. To give you a taste of the delicacies created every day across the diverse regions More info


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Desayuno: A Typical Spanish Breakfast

Literally translated, the Spanish word for the first meal of the day – desayuno – has the same meaning as the English (des- being a prefix meaning ‘not’, similar to the English ‘dis-‘, and ayuno referring to a fast) but the similarities largely end there. The Spanish breakfast is typically very small, especially by comparison to American standards, and this More info


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A Brief History of Cava

Taking its name from the word cova, meaning ‘cave’ or ‘cellar’ in Catalan (the language of Catalonia, where 95% of this wine is produced), cava has until recently been viewed with derision as a cheap and somewhat tacky alternative to champagne. However, this situation has been changing over the last few years, with snobbery beginning to soften as experts start More info