If you live in Spain, there is no reason to go hungry. Restaurants and food markets line the inner city. There are restaurants near every exit of a major highway. The Spanish are famous for there fresh regional dishes. Some of the best restaurants in Spain have Spanish only menus, but there are always exceptions.
Almost all fancy restaurants in Spain require reservations. Since most of the restaurants outside the tourist area have staff that speak little or no English, a visitor may want to know some Spanish related foods. Many visitors look around and see what other people are eating. When they see something that looks good they can point to it, and the waiter or waitress can get them that.
Since most of the menus are in Spanish, if a visitor gets something that looks strange, and is not what they were looking for, they will most likely try it. Then, they can try new foods. Most visitors try to learn the basic Spanish words for the food groups. They will learn that ensaladas means salad, sopas means soup, pescados means fish, mariscos means seafood, and so on.
That way, when visitors see items under a section called pescados they will know it has something to do with fish. Most visitors take advantage of Spain being so close to water. They will most likely buy squid, fish and shellfish dishes.
Many people try squid because it is hard to find in the United States of America. Visitors recommend the sangria, marmitako, and croquetas. These are all great Spanish dishes. Some of the foods that are not seafood can be cooked on an open fire. Many people go to Spain just to have their meals cooked on an open fire. Spanish food is very important to their culture.
