20 EWN 22 - 28 June 2023
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IT would appear that the world is embracing Spanish tapas culture, with the casual and so cial eating style reaching the plates of top Indi an restaurants. In Spain, tapas is more than just food. It is a way of life, a way of socialising. It is woven into the social fabric, when you are hanging out with loved ones. It is the perfect accompani ment to a good glass of wine or a beer. Tapas is also a great way to explore a wide range of Spanish foods quickly. Bitesized por tions mean you can try a regional cheese, cured ham, olives, tortilla, bread, seafood and much more. Numerous Indian restaurants have pounced on the idea of serving tapas, introducing spe cially curated menus. These are prepared to be enjoyed in a social environment with drinks just like in Spain. The tapas culture bares some resemblance
TAPAS: Perfect with a glass of wine or beer.
to Indian appetisers, with the likes of onion bhajis, samosas and pakoras being perfect bite sized accompaniments to a beer or wine. Tapas in Spanish literally means lids. The tra dition comes from 13thcentury tavern owners who would cover customers’ drinks with a slice of bread, ham, or cheese to keep out insects and dust.
A Dangerous trend John Ensor MEDIA outlets in Spain are warning of a new food preparation fad that originat ed in America which could potentially have serious health consequences. In what is called a danger ous viral trend that is starting to gain acceptance around the world, Spanish health au thorities have had to issue a warning not to follow the ad vice of certain influencers as the likelihood is it will make you ill. There has been much de bate in Spain about the prac tice of preparing chicken pri or to cooking. It is not that
they wash the chicken with a little water before putting it in a casserole, the new trend is to actually use soap to clean it. A practice which they claim helps get rid of im purities during cooking. The reality is it has the ex act opposite effect. It actually releases bacteria out of the chicken and contaminates the kitchen. Chicken is usual ly cooked unwashed, and any bacteria will disappear under high cooking tempera tures. If the chicken is washed with soap, any bac teria is spread from the sink to the kitchen. In the US, health authori
ties here have already warned that it can cause di arrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and, in extreme cases, even high fever. Consumers have been urged not to copy this trend.
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FOR the first time ever in the history of the Balearic Islands, a British man has been elected as the mayor of a small town in Mallor ca. Fiftytwoyearold, Richard Thompson and his wife, settled in Mallorca nine years ago, is now the mayor of Sant Joan, ac cording to a news source. Sant Joan has a popula tion of around 2,000 peo ple and sits in the centre of Mallorca. However, it has found itself in the news re cently due to its new British mayor. Mr Thompson originally hails from West Sussex, where he worked as a teacher. Although married to a native of Sant Joan, Richard is not a Spanish cit izen, but his resident sta tus was enough for him to serve on the council and qualify to run as a mayoral candidate. Despite his appoint ment being a first for the islands, he will not be the first British person to occu py mayoral status in Spain. In 2008, the Costa Blan ca saw Briton, Mark Lewis, become mayor of a small town following the arrest of a number of corrupt councillors. And in Leon, Briton, Carmen McPhee, became mayor of a farm ing village some 10 years ago.