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The Magic of Saffron and Cervantes: Castilla la Mancha

Season 1 Episode 8 | 24m 39s

José uses Manchego cheese to prepare a salad of cheese, tomato, thyme and walnuts. He shows us the food eaten by Cervantes’ Don Quixote. And he is witness to the wonder of saffron, when the remarkable crocus emerges from the earth and is turned into the world’s most expensive spice. José cooks a traditional dish of rabbit with saffron rice before returning to Spain to eat a marzipan dessert.

Aired: 09/10/23
Extras
Spain’s cava is used in a dressing for oysters and a mimosa cocktail.
José prepares a classic tuna salad before and explains the sherry culture of Andalucía.
A cold soup of Basque cheese and the red and white wines of the Basque Country.
José cooks a quick tapa of fried eggs and Spanish chorizo before showing us around Madrid.
José prepares scallops with white wine; a Spanish potato tortilla is cooked in Galicia.
At home in Asturias, José prepares an apple and cheese salad with Cabrales; hard cider.
José stuffs piquillo pep pers with cheese, and he visits Pamplona.
José creates a quick tapa of apples in a red wine syrup, using Rioja.
José introduces us to two famous Catalans: artist Salvador Dali and chef Ferran Adrià.
José showcases Asturias' great cheeses and takes to the seas to fish for barnacles.
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Spain’s cava is used in a dressing for oysters and a mimosa cocktail.
José prepares a classic tuna salad before and explains the sherry culture of Andalucía.
A cold soup of Basque cheese and the red and white wines of the Basque Country.
José cooks a quick tapa of fried eggs and Spanish chorizo before showing us around Madrid.
José prepares scallops with white wine; a Spanish potato tortilla is cooked in Galicia.
At home in Asturias, José prepares an apple and cheese salad with Cabrales; hard cider.
José stuffs piquillo pep pers with cheese, and he visits Pamplona.
José creates a quick tapa of apples in a red wine syrup, using Rioja.
José introduces us to two famous Catalans: artist Salvador Dali and chef Ferran Adrià.
José showcases Asturias' great cheeses and takes to the seas to fish for barnacles.