About Blanca Valencia
About The Gazpacho Chronicles
Spanish food is having a moment. Don’t be the sucker that queues for hours in La Viña for burnt Basque cheesecake.
Welcome to The Gazpacho Chronicles your irreverent guide to Spain’s food obsessions, served with a pizca of history and art, and an unapologetic pour of vermú. This is where frozen croquetas meet cultural commentary, and no tortilla de patatas is safe from deep philosophical ranking.
Each week, I dig into the foods, drinks, traditions, and absurdities that shape Spain’s table and tell the stories behind them with humor and zero respect for travel clichés.
You’ll get:
Deep dives into TV’s narcos tinned fish, beer etiquette, and coffee ordering politics
Deep dives into TV’s narcos tinned fish, beer etiquette, and coffee ordering politics
The weird, wonderful world of Spanish culinary expressions and customs no one tells you about
The weird, wonderful world of Spanish culinary expressions and customs no one tells you about
Tales of flamenco dancers and their recipes, handmade pestle and mortar gazpacho, and aristocratic influencers called Cayetana and their shopping habits
Tales of flamenco dancers and their recipes, handmade pestle and mortar gazpacho, and aristocratic influencers called Cayetana and their shopping habits
Recipes for bubble-less flan and tortas and anything beyond the obvious
Recipes for bubble-less flan and tortas and anything beyond the obvious
A template for finding places to eat in any Spanish city without a guide or influencers
A template for finding places to eat in any Spanish city without a guide or influencers
Regional travel with realistic food recommendations and itineraries.