Google + Spanish Cuisine = A New Culinary Experience
If you’re looking to learn more about Spanish gastronomy, this is the go-to easy to navigate tool you need…
It wasn’t too long ago that Google Arts & Culture was making headlines for it’s “Art Selfie" tool, which helps match users with their twin in works of art, however, the latest project from the platform focuses on food—Spanish food, to be exact. Google Arts & Culture launched “Spain: An Open Kitchen,” a digital exhibit that includes input from 60 different chefs and food experts and covers the artistry of Spanish food, featuring next-gen culinary stars.
If you’re looking to learn more about Spanish gastronomy, this is the go-to easy to navigate tool you need. One section, “The Flavors,” details eight different regional cuisines, formatted in gallery “exhibits” that cover the seafaring traditions of the Basque Country and how Iberian pig is the king of Andalusian meats.
There’s also a wine map, which breaks down different wine-producing regions around the country. With the 360-degree winery tours, you can pan through several different views at each location, in case you need to inspire your next trip to the vineyard.
There’s also the “Ferrán Adria Challenge” where "YouTube creatives and experimenters" challenge the innovative chef with a guessing game. Also, we find out some personal info about the chef, like that Adria hates peppers. Fittingly, soon after his sections, there’s the “next gen” section, which spotlights all the young Spanish chefs taking up the mantle of contemporary Spanish cuisine.
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Googling the Philippines' Independence Day
Google salutes the 121st Philippine Independence Day with a special doodle that features the Philippine flag
Googling the Philippines' Independence Day
With the Philippines turning 121 years old today as a nation, Google has flown the Filipino flag high.
Google’s reps have stated that “Google salutes the 121st Philippine Independence Day with a special doodle that features the Philippine flag.
On this day in 1898, the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in the western Pacific Ocean named after Spanish King Philip II, finally claimed its freedom after over 300 years of colonial rule from Spain,” it adds.
Spanish was introduced in the islands after 1565, when the Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi set sail from Mexico and founded the first Spanish settlement on Cebú. Though its usage is not as widespread as before, Spanish has had a significant influence in the various local Philippine languages such as providing numerous loan wordsSpanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. The Philippines then became a territory of the United States. . After the U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945, the Treaty of Manila in 1946 established an independent Philippine Republic.
Google also continues to explain the symbolism behind the colors, stars, and eight rays of the sun on the Philippine flag.
“The Philippine flag itself is a powerful symbol of the independence movement, with each of its colors carrying a significant meaning: blue represents truth and justice, red symbolizes patriotism, and white stands for equality,” Google says.
“The three stars at the corner represent the three main regions of the Philippines – Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Meanwhile, the eight rays of the sun stand for the first eight provinces that went into battle against Spain."
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