Spanish Tradition

Spanish Dining

Blog Post #4

April 19, 2015

Ryan Bartels

The Spanish diet overall is fairly healthy.  In most meals they have seafood or meat, along with vegetables or fruit.  Often times we see in many cultures the food will be over indulged and there will be unbalanced portions between the main piece of the meal and the sides.  This is very common in American culture and that is why the obesity epidemic continues to be more and more of a problem.  The portion size in Spain is much smaller than the portions in American culture. Another key difference in Spanish culture that is different from some is that their desserts are much smaller but very high in sugar content for the most part. I believe the most unique part of Spanish culture is the timing of their dinner.  A typical dinner in Spain would begin around ten or eleven at night.  This is a result from tradition over many years.  In Spain they actually dedicate part of their day to a siesta or rest time.  Everything for the most part will shut down in the middle of the day so that everyone can go home and rest or sleep to prepare themselves for the rest of the night.  This would be a very large culture change for most people and it may take some time to eventually adapt to!

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