Spanish Jambalaya!

and garlic prawns .... and Hake w/ spinach

many foods are the same ...

Gazpacho -

Jamón Serrano - Prosciutto

yes they are different but close ...

loved grilled fish in spain ....
loved Pizza in Naples ... brick oven .. ymmmm

hard to say ... but I might have to go Italy .. just because
I had more of it and it is more familiar

Tapas, Paella and Ferran Adria.

- pizza, pasta and gelato!

Especially since they stole their national dish from the Chinese (thanx, Marco Polo!) but also because as a vegetarian there's far more variety if you eat Italian.

I've spent lots of time in both countries, and in the interest of Full Disclosure, I've never been ANYWHERE else I love as much as Italy. Spain: nice place, great Euro culture and history, and beautiful Med beaches. But unfortunately, there are Spaniards in Spain. Anyone who thinks the French are stuck-up needs to spend some time in Madrid to see real arrogance in action.

lovely folks ... never went to Madrid ...
Rota ... Palma .... coasta del sol ....

imho.

Any of it. Makes my mouth water just thinking about the smells. MMMMMMMMMMMM.


WITH Cerveza of course.

I just like it that much.

The food in Italy was disappointing. Seriously America has better Italian food than Italy does.

and a few amazing ones.

Didn't have that experience in Spain.

I think really good Italian food is both incredibly amazing and hard to find.

Why discriminate with borders? Almost any combination of garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, arugula, basil, oregano, feta, mozzarella, eggplant, wine, lemon, fresh fish, fresh shellfish, garbanzos, mint, hummus, pita, peppers, olives, balsamic, etc., is going to be good!

Besides, Italian food varies by region, and some regions are extremely similar to Spanish food.

It's a happy tie.

With my dietary restrictions, I'd live longer if I moved back to northeastern Spain, though.

Never been there, but I prefer Italian food.