Hi and welcome. This is my first ever blog.

I am doing a project about Spain.

 

 

    "SPAIN"...

The kingdom of Spain is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union.

Spain is  located on  the Iberian Peninsula in south-west  Europe. The country is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north and north east by France and Bay of Biscay and to the west and north west by Portugal and the Alantic ocean.

 The population of Spain is c.46,000,000 people and its capital is Madrid. The Spanish economy relies heavily on its Tourist industry due mainly to the wonderful Mediterranean climate which offers dry and warm weather for many months of the year.

 Spain is a Constitutional monarchy, this means a form of government of which a monarch (King/Queen) acts as head of state with the guidelines of a governed organisation (i.e. elected government).HM Juan Carols I King of Spain and HM Queen Sofia of Spain.

 The Spain national Football team resperents Spain in International association footballand is  controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation , the governing body for football in Spain

 

Cast. I. Casillas, Pique, Sergio Ramos, Arbeloa ,Jordi Alba, Busquests, Xavi, Iniesta,  Jesus  Navas , David Villa and F. Torres

Spain is the best soccer team of the world in the current international ranking of the FIFA 2013. If we began counting the winnings of Spain then we can explore the potential and accelerated spirit of the team in a meaningful way. History tells that Spain has introduced many famous players who have offered many fantastic soccer matches to the audience. The recent 2012 and the previous 2008 and 2010 European championship awards are the strong evidence supporting the best international

soccer team of the year 2013. There top scorer is David Villa and there most caped player is Iker Casillas

 

 

Spanish Meals Breakfast "desayuno" The traditional " Spanish breakfast " consists of toast with butter and coffee or "cola-cao". But these days a lot of people have only a bowl of cereal with milk. The children at school often have a "packed" breakfast at break time in the morning, between 11:15 and 11:45 – a roll and a milkshake or a roll and a can of cola or fruit juice. Lunch "almuerzo" Lunch is usually between two and three o´clock. We often eat fish, meat, vegetables, salad … and bread. It is the most important meal in the day. Teatime "merienda" At teatime (between half past five and half past six), we have sweets and cakes or a roll with milk. But these days cakes have got a lot of sugar and aren’t very healthy. Dinner "cena" Dinner is usually between nine and eleven o’clock in the evening. Some families watch TV while having dinner. We often eat pizza or  hamburger and chips. Typical Ingredients in Spanish Cooking Things that you can normally find in a Spanish kitchen:  Seasonings: Parsley Mint Olive oil Garlic Flour Bay leaves Salt Vinegar The following are traditional elements of Spanish cooking: Fish Potatoes Milk Beans Chickpeas Lentils Steak Meat Black pudding Fruit Wine Some Examples of Delicious Spanish Dishes Here we are giving a few examples of some typical Spanish dishes: Chickpeas stew is very good. It’s from Madrid. The ingredients are cabbage, potatoes, black pudding, chicken and chickpeas. Paella is very tasty. It contains rice, salt, tomatoes, paprika, oil, shellfish, meat and saffron. Migas is a traditional dish. It contains pepper, meat, black pudding, "chorizo" and bread or flour. Gazpacho is a very typical pinky orange soup in Andalucía, it contains tomatoes, pepper, bread, garlic, water and onion. People drink it cold and in summer. Spanish omelette It is a typical Spanish dish. It contains potatoes and eggs. You can eat it hot or cold.   Anchovies in vinegar It’s a typical dish in the Costa del Sol (sun coast). People eat them in summer in inside and outside bars . It contains oil, anchovies, garlic and parsley. Vegetable stew It’s a hot dish. It contains potatoes, meat and vegetables. Rice pudding It’s a special dessert, but mums cook it very often . It contains rice, milk and cinnamon. You can eat it cold. An Example of Spanish Menu 1st Course Shellfish 2nd Course "plato de los montes" mountains dish 3rd Course Pudding Custard Shellfish Ingredients: -3 mouth sea -1 pepper -1/4 clam -8 mussels - 2 tomatoes -saffron -2 teaspoon salt - ¼ prawns -1/2 water -1/2 onion method: 1. Mix the water and salt in a pressure cooker with the shellfish. 2. Mince and fry the tomatoes, the pepper and the onion. 3. Put everything in a pressure cooker with the shellfish, and boil it, for 20 min. 4- serve it in a deep plate and very hot. "Plato de los montes" mountains plate recipe (serves 4) Ingredients: - 2 potatoes - 2 peppers - Spicy dry pork sausage "chorizo" - 1 egg - Pork piece Method: 1. Fry everything separately. 2. Serve everything together. Custard "Natillas" (serves 4) Ingredients: -4 eggs -vanilla -sugar -liquid caramel –1l.milk -cinnamon Method: 1. Boil the milk and cinnamon. 2. Mix in the bowl the eggs, milk, and sugar. 3. Put the tin in a bain-marie, for 30 min. 4. Take the tin and serve in a plate. Fast Food that young people like eating We are going to write about typical fast food. These are some examples: Hamburgers, pizza, meat, chips, chicken, spagetti, bacon, sausages, sandwiches, cheese, crepes, omelette, ice-cream, sweets, lasagne, etc. Some kind of fast food is also called "junk food". Young people usually like fast food, hamburgers, chips and ice cream. Young people always drink soft drinks and eat sweets and deserts. We usually eat junk food at weekends in McDonald's, Burger King, burger shops, and pizza shops. We like it because it is tasty and very good but our parents are always saying that too much fast food is bad for our health.