Comments on: Fabada Asturiana: the dish that changed history

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:06:48 +0000

Having made an almost identical trip through Asturia and Cantabria a year ago, and having indulged in the delicious Fabada Asturiana, I believe that the Moors were probably driven back from Covadonga by noxious gases emanating from the Spanish soldiers as they drifted off to snooze.

By: Jonny & Amy

Jonny & Amy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:09:41 +0000

@Dina: you’re totally right. It’s one of those dishes that once you’ve tasted it, you wonder how you managed to live so long without it beforehand!

By: dina

dina — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:10:08 +0000

Last week, in Alcoy we went into one of my favorite restaurants – Neuva Saltera and had what I believe to be a version of this amazing soup.
Still salivating over the wonderousness of it all.
Oh my!
How is it that I have to live halfway around the world from this lovely little Spanish town and not have this meal at my fingertips on whim?!!!
:sigh:

By: Pollo en Sidra (Asturian-Style Chicken in Cider): Leaving a Drop in the Glass | We Are Never Full

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:03:47 +0000

[...] in cider is not necessarily a traditional Asturian preparation, though it might as well be, so while this dish is modeled on the hake in cider I had that day, it [...]

By: jensenly

jensenly — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:41:08 +0000

That….is….positively….perfect!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:41:37 +0000

I feel like I have a Master’s degree in soup.

Recently I had a local version of this made with duck stock, confit, and cracklins in addition to morcilla and chorizo. It didn’t suck.

By: Joan Nova

Joan Nova — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:21:21 +0000

Sorry it took me so long to pull my chair up to the table, but I’m glad I’m here. I’ve never see a fabada presented so elegantly. As they say, muy bien hecho!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:05:06 +0000

Oh, Beanie Weinies. I love all of your incarnations. My home-grown scarlet runners (Phaseolus coccineus) shall be meeting a similar fate.

By: foodhoe

foodhoe — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:56:35 +0000

so that’s where pork and beans came from… my but your version looks fantastic, refined and beautiful to look at!

By: Jonny & Amy

Jonny & Amy — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:04:46 +0000

@Ken – thanks for spotting the date typo (now corrected) and the interesting bean fact. The expulsion of the Sephardim is especially interesting and some historians suppose that the economic impact of this on Spanish commerce further encouraged the crown to pillage the New World.