Editing Spain (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Spanish cuisine}}

Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep [[Mediterranean]] roots. Spain's extensive history with many cultural influences has led to a unique cuisine. In particular, three main divisions are easily identified:

'''''Mediterranean''''' Spain – coastal regions, from Catalonia to Andalusia – heavy use of seafood, such as ''pescaíto frito'' (fried fish); cold soups like ''[[gazpacho]]''; and many rice-based dishes like ''[[paella]]'' from Valencia<ref name="paella" /> and ''[[arròs negre]]'' (black rice) from Catalonia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-12-01/restaurants/spain-gain-at-mercat-negre/|title=Spain Gain at Mercat Negre|work=The Village Voice|date=1 December 2009|last=DiGregorio|first=Sarah|location=New York|access-date=6 August 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208050334/http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-12-01/restaurants/spain-gain-at-mercat-negre/|archive-date=8 December 2009 }}</ref>

'''''Inner''''' Spain – Castile – hot, thick soups such as the bread and garlic-based ''Castilian soup'', along with substantial stews such as ''[[cocido madrileño]]''. Food is traditionally preserved by salting, such as [[Spanish ham]], or immersed in [[olive oil]], such as [[Manchego cheese]].

'''''Atlantic''''' Spain – the Northern coast, including [[Asturian cuisine|Asturian]], [[Basque cuisine|Basque]], [[Cantabrian cuisine|Cantabrian]] and [[Galician cuisine]] – vegetable and fish-based stews like ''[[caldo gallego]]'' and ''[[marmitako]]''. Also, the lightly cured ''[[Lacón Gallego|lacón]]'' ham. The best known cuisine of the northern countries often rely on ocean seafood, as in the Basque-style [[cod]], [[albacore]] or [[anchovy]] or the Galician octopus-based ''[[polbo á feira]]'' and shellfish dishes.

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| image1            = 01 Paella Valenciana original.jpg
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| caption1          = [[Paella]], a traditional [[Valencian Community|Valencian]] dish<ref name="paella">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/article2277058.ece|title=Spain's perfect paella|date=19 August 2007 |last=Richardson|first=Paul|work=The Times|location=London|access-date=6 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604174210/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/article2277058.ece |archive-date=4 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| image2            = Cochinillo asado-Madrid.jpg
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| caption2          = [[Cochinillo asado]]
| image3            = Jabugo plato con jamón de Jabugo.JPG
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| caption3          = [[Jamón ibérico]] is one of the most expensive hams.{{wbr}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/18/worlds-most-expesive-ham-jamon|title=World's most expensive ham?|last=Smillie|first=Susan|date=18 January 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=31 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031011437/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/18/worlds-most-expesive-ham-jamon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/07/inenglish/1457342056_191303.html|title=The world's most expensive ham is from Huelva and costs €4,100 a leg|last=Limón|first=Raúl|date=7 March 2016|work=El País|access-date=31 October 2019|language=en|issn=1134-6582|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127235546/https://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/07/inenglish/1457342056_191303.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| image4            = Mar de Empanadas (Madrid).JPG
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| caption4          = [[Empanadas]], part of entire [[Latin American cuisine]] due Spanish colonization
| image5            = Wikicheese - Tortita - 20160520 - 014.jpg
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| caption5          = [[Torta del Casar]], a [[sheep milk cheese]] from Spain
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