Did you know that…

… El Cid had to face a hunger strike?

… the Jewish “adafina” is the origin of all Christian stews?

… the garlics the Cid used to eat had been brought from Egypt by the Romans?

… El Cid’s exile is a continuous struggle to get his daily food for survival?

… the court hated The Cid because he touched a knight’s beard?

… El Cid learnt how to make “escabeche” (pickled food) from his Moor Friends?