Spanish food comes out tops
Spanish food came out tops winning every category in a recent survey looking at taste, health benefits and portion size across popular holiday destinations. Cava also knocked Champagne off the top spot as the nation's favourite celebratory tipple.
The paella of Spain was considered to be the most delicious national dish winning fifty three per cent of the vote, followed by twenty six percent for Italian pizza and pasta and eighteen per cent for French crepes.
Christmas and New Year will be toasted in with a glass of Cava - as eighty eight percent of respondents claimed they will choose Spanish bubbles over Champagne for their celebrations this year. The discerning party hosts felt that Cava surpasses Champagne in flavour and its reasonable price tag made it a lot easier to swallow too.
Spain's varied diet of seafood, rice, slow cooked stews and olive oil was considered to be the healthiest and one which will reap benefits in old age. Over sixty four percent chose Spanish diet and lifestyle to be the best while France's love for red wine and cheese brought them only sixteen per cent of the 'healthiest diet' vote.
The UK's love for fish and chips and take-away unsurprisingly put the British diet at the bottom of the class. The Brits saving grace however was that when questioned on portion sizes, the UK were placed in the 'just right' category along with Spain and Greece. The French were berated for their measly portions while the USA and Italy were accused of super sizing dishes too far.
David Gómez of Valencia Tourist board commented on Spain's knock out results "We are passionate about our food and are not surprised by the results of this poll. In Valencia we are blessed with fantastic produce and climate which create wonderful dishes full of flavour and love, it is great that this has been appreciated overseas."
The survey was taken by 4000 people via the facebook page by facebook.com/ValenciaFlavours for Valencia Tourism Agency and Tour Spain.
Valencia Gastronomic Week will take place between 4-10 November at Iberica Food and Culture Restaurant, 195 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PS celebrating the wonderful flavours of Valencia.
