SLIDESHOWS: Spanish Recipes

Stuffed Fried Sardines

"In the summer, there are festivals throughout Galicia to celebrate the sardine season," says Spanish cookbook author Janet Mendel. "The sardines are so popular that, after everyone goes out and eats them, the bouncers at the discotheques won't let you in if you smell too fishy." The traditional Galician preparation is to simply grill the freshly caught sardines over hot coals. Instead, Mendel fills the tender fish with a sweet-salty ham-and-raisin stuffing and fries them to make a crunchy starter that loves a crisp Albariño.

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