A fascinating culinary guide to Spain, compiled by the famous English traveler and recognized cuisine connoisseur Paul Richardson. Once upon a time, Paul Richardson, a famous British journalist and traveler, a fine connoisseur of haute cuisine, accidentally found himself in Spain at a food fair. He was so captivated by the amazing ability of local culinary specialists to combine tradition and novelty in their products that he decided to stay in this country forever. Rightly believing that culinary art is part of the culture of the people, Richardson set out to get to the very essence of Spanish culinary traditions. He methodically traveled around the whole country: he visited fishing villages on the seashore and shepherds' huts high in the mountains, studied the life of the rural hinterland and noisy, lively cities. The result of this voyage was a fascinating culinary guide in which the author describes the dramatic changes that have occurred in the life of Spain over the past fifty years, explores the gastronomic art of this country in its most extreme manifestations and talks with great humor about how he had the opportunity to taste various dishes - from traditional to avant-garde.