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Origin
Sevilla, Andalusia
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Description
Spinach and chickpea stew from Sevilla — one of the signature dishes of Andalusian tapas culture and a direct line from Moorish vegetable cooking: legumes, leafy greens, cumin, saffron, and vinegar. The dish is built on a fried bread and spice picada, has no meat, and is frequently served in tapas bars from small earthenware dishes. The technique is essentially Moorish: the spices are fried in oil before any other ingredient (tarka technique), the bread is fried and then ground into the sauce to thicken and carry spice. The result is earthy, nutty, slightly acidic, and deeply aromatic — nothing like the spinach-cream-tomato versions found outside Andalusia.
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