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Last updated: 24 June, 2023
Expert travel writer: Dana Facaros

Andalusian cooking is renowned for fresh seafood, olives and olive oil, sun-ripened vegetables, garlic and paprika.

Cooking is simple, letting fresh, delicious ingredients speak for themselves. Much of the preparation in the kitchen is minimal – fish is usually lightly dredged in flour and golden fried in olive oil.

Cold soups star in summer, hearty stews in the winter and melt-in-your-mouth cured ham (jamon serrano) year-round. Many of the desserts, many involving almonds, go back to Arab times.

Sangria, as elsewhere in Spain, is a popular drink, as is sherry.

What to try

Try Andalusia’s famous cold soups: gazpacho, but also ajo blanco, made with garlic, almonds, and bread, and thick creamy tomato salmorejo.

Seafood classics include mixed fish fry (pescado or pescaita frito), bluefin tuna (atun rojo), and gambas pil pil (garlic and paprika prawns).

Other specialities include carrillada (braised pork or beef cheeks), rabo de toro (bull tail stew) and pringa (slow-cooked beef or pork and sausage).

Also see our round-up of traditional Spanish foods you must try in Spain.

Price: Free
Minimum age: Any
Age suitable: 13+
When: All year around
Duration: -

Getting there & doing it

The food markets of Andalusia are often surrounded by tapas bars and traditional restaurants, patronized by the locals. For eating and drinking recommendations, check out the town-by-town restaurant listings at Andalucia.com.

When to do it

Spaniards traditionally eat later than most Europeans, and in the hot summer months, the Andalusians often dine as late as 11pm or midnight when it’s cool enough to sit out on the terraces. Restaurants, however, open much earlier, and there are always tapas to keep hunger at bay. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day, eaten between 1pm and 3pm. In the summer following it with a siesta is strongly recommended.

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Uncanny Food Tour
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Paella Showcooking Experience on a Rooftop

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Paella Showcooking Experience on a Rooftop
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Spanish Cooking Class & Triana Market Tour in Sevilla

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Seville Tapas Crawl Tour

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Sevilla Food Tour: Tapas, Wine, History & Traditions

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Sevilla Food Tour: Tapas, Wine, History & Traditions
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Rating 4.87 / 5 [772 ratings]

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Tastes, Tapas & Traditions of Seville Food Tour

Seville

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Seville Gourmet Tapas Tour - Do Eat Better Experience

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Seville Gourmet Tapas Tour - Do Eat Better Experience
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Seville Walking Food Tour With Secret Food Tours

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Seville Tapas, Taverns & History Small Group Tour

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Seville Tapas & Flamenco Tour

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The Award-Winning Private Food Tour of Seville: The 10 Tastings

Seville

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Seville Wine and Tapas Tour

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Seville Wine and Tapas Tour
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Triana Gourmet Tapas Tour in Seville

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Triana Gourmet Tapas Tour in Seville
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Seville Off the Beaten Path Tapas and Market Tour

Seville

Seville Off the Beaten Path Tapas and Market Tour
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Flamenco Show & Tapas Small Group Tour in Seville

Seville

Flamenco Show & Tapas Small Group Tour in Seville
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Rating 4.86 / 5 [75 ratings]

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Seville

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View of the cathedral looking up at the end of the nave and an intricate stone tower

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