Sign in

Abbas Asaria

@abbas-asaria.bsky.social
21 followers 24 following 3 posts

Occasional food writer, based in Madrid, from London. Other loves: United, Atleti, and Pakistani left arm fast bowling

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Abbas Asaria
Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“My favourites are the servilletas in Bilbao’s Melilla y Fez, which carry an illustration of their famed pintxos morunos (grilled lamb skewers), since cleaning your oily fingers with a picture of the dish that caused the mess in the first place is a lovely touch” @abbas-asaria.bsky.social
theguardian.com
‘The beauty of the useless’: Spain’s super-thin restaurant napkins are throwaway art treasures
Forever flimsy and ineffective at cleaning greasy fingers, the servilletas of the Iberian peninsula resist the relentless ‘optimisation’ of our age. A new photo book recognises them as cultural treasu...
1102
Reposted by Abbas Asaria
Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“My favourite dish would be cap i pota – an incredibly rich, gelatinous stew of veal head and feet, sometimes with tripe thrown in for good measure” Love this by @abbas-asaria.bsky.social
theguardian.com
Stop brunch! How a rustic Catalan meal is taking the fight to bland food and overtourism | Abbas Asaria
As Barcelona groans under a surfeit of generic cafes, a grassroots movement is reviving the traditional ‘fork breakfast’. Anyone for pigs’ trotters, asks food writer Abbas Asaria
522
Reposted by Abbas Asaria
Alex Renton @axrenton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The racist right are on the rise in Spain. Great piece today by @abbas-asaria.bsky.social on the politics of... jamón. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Spanish jamón is the best ham in the world – but culture warriors are reviving its dark history | Abbas Asaria
The far right is using pork consumption as a means to exclude, just as it was in the Inquisition, says Abbas Asaria, a chef based in Madrid
031
Abbas Asaria @abbas-asaria.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Happy New Year from West Cork. Officially a huge fan of the pub+soup+toastie culture in Ireland
020