Celebration meal

Spain

After we grew different fruits and vegetables in our school garden, we prepared a number of different dishes to celebrate.
We used our potatoes to make a Spanish omelette, and we used different vegetables to make a garden salad, gazpacho and a big Spanish paella.

A Spanish omelette is a traditional dish here in Andalusia. We call it “tortilla de patatas”.

To make this traditional dish you have to mix potatoes, onions, olive oil, eggs and salt. The secret to making a great one is learning how to flip it over, something which Andalusian people have changed into an artform.   Here is a Spanish omelette made with potatoes from our garden. Simple but delicious!

Some of our students made a traditional drink called “gazpacho”. It's made of tomato, peppers, onions, olive oil and a touch of vinegar and salt.
Our student Bea made some and brought it in for the class to share. A refreshing way to beat the heat.

Finally, we had a special celebration for the whole school community where everyone enjoyed an enormous paella, a traditional Spanish dish.

Students, parents and grandeparents came to school on a Saturday to enjoy a delicious paella and celebrate together. On this day the school organized a number of special events to promote living a healthy lifestyle, including a charity footrace, football and basketball games and aerobics. After exercising, the school community sat down together to a traditional Spanish paella.