The Cuisine Of Castile

The Cuisine of Castilehot-blooded spaniards demand fare fit for a conquistadorWhen the uninitiated talk about Spanish cooking, the two magic keys are assumed to be olive oil and garlic. Never has a stereotype been more false. In the hands of the Castilian gourmet, the indispensable ingredient isn't oil or garlic—it's imagination. A Spaniard will proudly give you his recipe for cocido, a rich stew of meat and garbanzos (chick-peas). He'll swear on a stack of windmills that his recipe, like a reli...