Spanish Food....

When I think of Spanish food, my first thought is actually of Mexican food. My second thought is then how wrong that is. In the majority of my Spanish classes, any of the food we studied or had in class fiestas was usually Mexican, and even after all these years I still sometimes fall back on that stereotype that we're taught to avoid. Once I actually remove burritos from the mix, the food I associate most with Spain is seafood. It was certainly like that in the other places in Spain I visited, but I was surprised (pleasantly, because I really don't like seafood) that it wasn't in every dish like other people made me think. Besides the things I had heard about Spanish seafood, I really didn't have many preconceptions about what to expect once I got here. I don't know much about food in general, but I'm especially lost once we venture outside the realm of hamburgers and grilled cheese. From what I have seen so far of Spanish food, it has certainly been disproving and exceeding my expectations.