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'Spain is getting taste for foreign food'
After stints in locations as diverse as Caracas and Kazakhstan, this versatile chef has now bitten the bullet by setting up a catering business in Madrid. Meet Belgium's Moustafa Moussaoui, aka Mousse.
Revealed: the cost of expat food in Spain
It's the question on everyone's lips: is Spain good value for money for nostalgic expats craving comfort food and drink from home? The Local hit the streets to find out.
The great Spanish food and drinks quiz
Consider yourself an expert in all things culinary? Know your pulpo from your paella? Prove it with The Local's very tasty Spanish food and drinks quiz. Read on to take the test.
Spain ends confusion over ham quality rules
Spain's government is hoping to protect the global reputation of its prized cured ham, the exquisite ruby-red "jamon iberico", with simpler labels and tighter quality controls.
US chefs takes bronze in top paella prize
A Miami restaurant has taken third place in a Spanish competition to find the best paella on the planet.
Spain's top restaurateurs look to mother's cooking
Three brothers in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region who snatched the title for the world's best restaurant, the Celler de Can Roca, humbly trace their inspiration to their mum's cooking.
Hamburgers bump pizza from fast food top spot
Hamburger joints are the new kings of Spain's fast food world while pizza restaurants are having to tighten their belts.