Mediterranean diet

Why is life expectancy in Spain higher than in Germany

Spanish food is much healthier than German food. Spaniards eat Mediterranean food. Their food mainly consists of vegetables and legumes like chickpeas. When it comes to fats, Spaniards prefer vegetable fats. Spaniards also tend to avoid soft drinks.

Differences: Spain and Germany

In Spain, most people only drink tap water and not sweetened beverages. However, tap water in Spain is full of chlorine and I personally don't like it at all. In Spain, there is much more meat and vegetarian food is unknown to Spaniards. Germany is much better in that regard. In Germany, there is also much more greasy food like pizza or burgers.

My experiences

Personally, I haven't noticed that eating fat is healthier. But that's probably because we go to restaurants very often. There was really only meat. Meat as a starter and meat as the main course. Paola's food was not much healthier either. She often ate omelette, a kind of chickpea soup, and an incredible amount of baguette. I think in Spain you can't eat without bread.

Conclusion

I don't think the food in Spain is that tasty. There was too much meat and sometimes it was very strange. The bread I ate was really strange. I usually ate cheese with quince paste. It was not so tasty. The vegetarian food in the rest of the restaurant was always very good and tasted great.