Clams, anchovies, sardines, scallops, razor clams and cockles are basics of aperitif gastronomy from any Spanish city, accompanying, yes, a potato omelette and some olives as a base.
The weekend and, for many also the weekdays, are an excellent opportunity to uncork these cans and mason jars and pair the salinity of the seas and oceans with a good beer or a cool glass.
In addition to this ode to the good Mediterranean life, the good news is that canned seafood is very interesting nutritionallyproviding its lucky diners with lots of proteins of high biological value, very little fat and vitamins E, B and A.
The tiktoker has realized this James Blick who accumulates more than 12,000 followers, whom he teaches, with videos with very peculiar music, the Spanish way of consumingdifferent recipes, recommended restaurants and places to visit.
One of his latest ways of seeing our customs has been to applaud how “the Spanish love canned seafood”. In a video, he points out how Spanish supermarkets are overflowing with this curious practice throughout the Iberian geography.
In this, with the music of the Spanish anthem in the background, he shows images of very long lines of preserves of all kinds: tuna, nice, clams, octopusmussels, sardines, razors and cockles of the most emblematic brands.
With more than 650 likes, the video accumulates dozens of comments from both Spaniards and British citizens who applaud this practice and take the opportunity to feed on the rarities from other cultures.
@jamesblickspain I love how Spain loves canned seafood! #spain #cannedseafood #spanishfood
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Among the comments of Spanish citizens are reproaches to the “little fish” that they eat the British despite living on an island, and another who contributes that the same thing happens in Belgium and Denmark beyond salmon and mussels.
A user boasts of Being Galician and not needing to eat canned seafoodand others give their own dressing tips and mise en place: “God bless the lemon cockles.”
Dani Natural Cockles 30/40, 111g
Among the comments from foreigners, one stands out who admits: “I got hooked on tuna in Spain for that”, and a flight attendant assures that one of her favorite things to do in Spain during airline layovers is to go to the supermarkets.
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