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One thing that I cannot believe I haven't talked about in my blog is the food in Spain. So what is typical Spanish food you ask? One might say "Spanish food...ummm that's food like from Mexico: tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tamales y quesadillas, right?" - WRONG. Spanish food is so different from Mexican food. The most typical and popular dish here is paella. Paella is a dish made with rice mixed with tons of fun stuff: shrimp, peppers, meat, clams, fish and whatever you want to throw in there. My host family usually prepares paella with seafood. It is deliciosooo. Every part of Spain has a typical dish. In Catalonia it is typical to eat bread (tastes better toasted) with tomato and garlic as an appetizer. In Madrid the calamari sandwich is popular. Due to the fact that I am living near the Mediterranean Sea I have eaten a lot of seafood such as octopus, calamari, sea snails, clams, many types of fish and shrimp. Other foods that we usually eat for lunch or dinner are pasta, meat (pork, rabbit, lamb) and I can't forget the salad, bread and water.