Our Planet Project My Chosen Country is SPAIN

Our Planet Project My Chosen Country is SPAIN

Facts about Spain • • • The Spanish name for Spain is Espana. The largest city and capital of Spain is Madrid. The currency used in Spain is Euro. In Spain they drive on the right-hand side of the road. The population in spain in 2012 was around 47 million.

Map of Spain

Spainsh Cuisine • What is tapas? Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers or snacks in Spain, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm(such as chopitoes, which are battered, fried baby liquid). In seleced bars in spain, have evolved into an entire, and sometimes sophisticated, cuisine. • What is paella? Paella is a rice dish originally from Valencia. Paella is one of best known dishes in the Spanish cuisine. Some families make paella nearly every day. The main ingredients are white rice, chicken, vegetable, saffron. • churros Churros are a fried dough pastery-predomenatly choux-based snack. Churros are traditionally from spain and Portugal. The main ingredients are sugar, salt and flour.

Spanish Culture Spanish culture is mainly famous for Flamenco music and dance, fantastic beaches, and lots of sunshine. The flamenco is a solo dance done by hand clapping, percussive footwork, and intricate hand, arm, and body movements. Spain is very popular with tourists and has many holiday resorts, this is mainly because Spain is very sunny and has lots of nice beaches. It also has islands that are very popular with tourists with lots of hotels and beaches.