Spain offers a great variety of food in several distinctive styles owing to its history, culture and climate. It is a real paradise for the lovers of any kind of seafood. Cod fish, octopus, shrimp and an ample selection of fish are of extraordinary quality.

Chick-peas, garbanzo beans, asparagus, olive oil, garlic are common ingredients blended with sauces and spices mixed with meat like lamb, beef or poultry to create amazing mouthwatering dishes. Some of the dishes include Cocido (a traditional dish made from sausage or bacon), Paella (saffron rice with fish), Mariscos (shellfish), Fabada Asturiana (bean stew), Lechazo asado (roasted lamb), parrillada (mix of various fried fish and shellfish) and Chulletillas (grilled lamb). Most restaurants server tapa which are little portions of several regional specialties. This is an inexpensive way to sample the different dishes.

Spain also offers several kinds of delicious soups. Fazpacho (chilled tomato soup), Sopa de Ajo (a typical garlic soup) and various fish soup.

Spain makes several famed wines and they are usually had with meals. Rioja is Spain's best wine-making region. Albariño, Sherry (a white wine from Jerez), Cava (white wine similar to champagne) and Ribeiro are world famous wines. The prices for these wines range from affordable to very expensive. Other beverages popular in Spain are beer, sangria, coffee and horchata (nonalcoholic drink made from a root).