Spain: The Cookbook is a landmark collection of traditional Spanish home cooking, bringing together the recipes Spanish families have relied on for generations. Written by the late Simone Ortega and updated with her daughter Inés Ortega, this English-language edition gathers 1,080 authentic recipes from every region of Spain, covering the full table from tapas and tortillas to stews, seafood, vegetables, breads, and desserts. It is designed as both an everyday kitchen companion and a cultural reference to Spain’s diverse, ingredient-led cuisine. 

What’s Inside

• 1,080 recipes reflecting the original Spanish classic 1080 recetas de cocina, fully revised for modern home kitchens. 

• All regions represented: recipes span coastal seafood traditions, inland mountain dishes, and island specialities, showing how Spanish cooking changes by geography and season.

• Complete meal coverage: from small plates and soups to rice dishes, meats, vegetables, sauces, baking, and sweets.

• Illustrated throughout: includes over 500 lively illustrations by Javier Mariscal plus colour photography to support techniques and finished dishes. 

• Extra kitchen guidance: menu ideas, cooking tips, and a practical glossary for Spanish ingredients and methods. 

Recipe Style & Experience

• Authentic but approachable: recipes are written for home cooks, with clear steps and accessible ingredients when possible. 

• Traditional focus: this is a true home-cooking book rather than a restaurant-only view, so you will find everyday staples alongside celebratory dishes.

• Broad flavour range: expect crisp tapas, slow braises, olive-oil vegetables, seafood stews, rice and pulse dishes, and classic pastries.