https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed First it was Jamie Oliver suggesting chorizo be added into paella. Then it was Morrison’s with their unusual Christmas twist on the classic churro. https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/benidorms-full-english-pizza-spain-disgusted-by-yet-another-culinary-travesty-by-the-british Fri, 31 May 2019 12:25:24 +0200 benidorms-full-english-pizza-spain-disgusted-by-yet-another-culinary-travesty-by-the-british As if things aren’t tense enough between Britain and Spain at the moment as the perennial thorny issue of Gibraltar threatens to derail Theresa May’s Brexit deal, but then someone in Britain had the nerve to mess with a Spanish culinary classic. https://www.thelocal.es/20181123/wars-have-been-started-over-less-spain-reacts-brilliantly-to-morrisons-cheesy-churros Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:12:35 +0100 wars-have-been-started-over-less-spain-reacts-brilliantly-to-morrisons-cheesy-churros Yet another international celebrity has felt the full force of Spain’s culinary criticism after Hollywood actor Rob Schneider made the rookie mistake of attempting to put his own spin on Valencian classic paella then posting the picture on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.es/20161227/rob-schneider-feels-wrath-of-spain-for-pitiful-paella Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:29:29 +0100 rob-schneider-feels-wrath-of-spain-for-pitiful-paella You might think Spain would be flattered that one of Britain's most famous chefs chose to create his own version of a beloved national dish. You'd be wrong. https://www.thelocal.es/20161005/jamie-oliver-messed-with-paella-and-spain-didnt-like-it Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:21:22 +0200 jamie-oliver-messed-with-paella-and-spain-didnt-like-it Campaigners are celebrating after finally getting a paella emoji and are celebrating by going for a paella record attempt. https://www.thelocal.es/20160603/congratulations-spain-finally-gets-its-paella-emoji Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:59:58 +0200 congratulations-spain-finally-gets-its-paella-emoji Some 2,500 employees of a Chinese conglomerate arrived in Spain on Wednesday for an all-paid holiday treat complete with a giant paella and sangria party, in a trip hailed as helping the ailing local economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20160505/chinese-employees-win-paella-sangria-and-flamenco-treat Thu, 05 May 2016 11:18:52 +0200 chinese-employees-win-paella-sangria-and-flamenco-treat For a long time Spaniards have wanted nothing more than an emoji in the shape of Spain’s national dish and now their wishes have been granted. https://www.thelocal.es/20160126/paella-loving-spaniards-finally-get-their-own-emoji Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:41:10 +0100 paella-loving-spaniards-finally-get-their-own-emoji Have you been eating truly authentic paella? It's harder to come by than you might think. https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/spain-paella-reasons-you-have-probably-been-doing-it-wrong-wikipaella Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:45:29 +0100 spain-paella-reasons-you-have-probably-been-doing-it-wrong-wikipaella A global study of mobile phone messaging habits has shown that Spaniards' emoji use characterize them as fun-loving party-seekers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150422/spaniards-live-up-to-stereotype-in-emoji-use Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:26:58 +0200 spaniards-live-up-to-stereotype-in-emoji-use The hashtag #PaellaEmoji has been trending across social media after a campaign to get an emoji for the popular Spanish dish went viral. https://www.thelocal.es/20150311/spaniards-demand-paella-emoji Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:14:00 +0100 spaniards-demand-paella-emoji An online 'paella police' platform known as 'Wikipaella' has stepped up its campaign to stop the culinary 'prostitution' and 'crimes against rice' that they claim are commonly perpetuated against Valencia's most famous dish. https://www.thelocal.es/20140221/wikipaella-declares-war-on-crimes-against-rice Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:26:00 +0100 wikipaella-declares-war-on-crimes-against-rice A Miami restaurant has taken third place in a Spanish competition to find the best paella on the planet. https://www.thelocal.es/20130916/us-chefs-takes-bronze-in-top-paella-prize Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:36:01 +0200 us-chefs-takes-bronze-in-top-paella-prize A UK tabloid newspaper story claiming that a British couple on holiday were imprisoned and fined for refusing to pay a restaurant paella bill has been rejected by Spanish authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20130614/cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:48:00 +0200 cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story