The variety of Spanish cuisine matches the size of the country, one of the largest in Europe. In the north, the legacy of wandering shepherds lives on, the south is home to exotic fruits introduced by the Arabs. In Galicia brave men descend on ropes over sea-lashed rocks to gather strangely shaped goose barnacles, Fish and seafood are traded at auction, by firelight, warlocks brew a magic potion handed a winegrowers` meal sizzles over a fire of twigs. This book in the Culinaria series awakens the desire to discover Spain with all the senses.