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title: Spanish and Argentinian cuisine
date: "2005-06-12T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - london-2005
wp_id: 640
description: I discovered Spanish and Argentinian cuisines while walking in Croydon, expanding my perspective on global food beyond familiar staples like Indian and Thai. I documented these new culinary finds by photographing restaurant menus during my stay.
keywords: [spanish cuisine, argentinian cuisine, croydon, restaurant menus, london, food culture]
---

I always wondered what cuisines were famous other than the ones I knew (Indian, Chinese, Thai, Mexican, Italian, Lebanese, Continental). I'd heard of Ethiopian food from Rajeev Ved, but never of Argentinian and Spanish. I spotted a couple of menu cards while walking down Croydon.

[![Spanish Restaurant Menu, 2005-06-12](/blog/assets/flickr-spanish-restaurant-menu-2005-06-12_19862830_o-jpg.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-spanish-restaurant-menu-2005-06-12_19862830_o-jpg.webp)

[![Argentinian Restaurant Menu, 2005-06-12](/blog/assets/flickr-argentinian-restaurant-menu-2005-06-12_19862769_o-jpg.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-argentinian-restaurant-menu-2005-06-12_19862769_o-jpg.webp)