Journal

By Isla Quinn Open the paper. It crackles. Inside is a round, pale-brown sweet that should fall apart at the […]

By Rafe Calder An azulejo is a tile. That is the short answer. The longer answer is that the word

By Porter Lang Pick up one castanet and you are holding half of a pair. Pick up the pair and

By Isla Quinn Sharp. That is the first thing about a Seville orange, and it is the point. Wikipedia lists

By Rafe Calder The dish is named after the pan. That is the plain fact in the encyclopaedia, and it

By Porter Lang Turn the shoe over. That is where the argument is. The sole of an espadrille is rope,

By Ines Keane Start with the sheep. Not the cheese, not the label: the sheep. The specification for Manchego, held

By Porter Lang Check the glaze first. A glazed jar looks the same on a shelf, and it will not

By Isla Quinn An axe. A cut around the trunk. Then a plank of bark comes away, and the tree

By Ines Keane Turrón comes in two textures, and both are named after places. The hard bar is Alicante. The