Marbella's national cuisine is based on the so-called "Mediterranean diet," which includes fresh fish, meat, fruits and vegetables, legumes, cured meats, cheeses and excellent olive oil.
The main pride of Andalusian cuisine is cold gaspacho soups made of pureed vegetables, spices and olive oil (sometimes even ice is added for a hearty vegetable smoothie). It's also impossible to imagine local cuisine without pork (make sure you order jamon at least once at a Marbella restaurant!), deep-fried foods and fish.
Any coastal restaurant serves pescaitos fritos - the famous Spanish fried seafood (fried fresh anchovies, mullet, squid, etc.). Or, for example, espetos (espetos) - Spanish sardines baked on coals (this fish is especially delicious in summer) and chiringuito (chiringuito) cooked on skewers (like kebabs). Worth also it is worth trying the fish "a la sal". which is baked, previously covered with a dense layer of salt.
The Mediterranean diet is rich in vegetable dishes: stews and salads. For example, malagueña salad ensalada malagueña (ensalada malagueña) of cold potatoes, cod, olives, and orange slices dressed with olive oil.
And, of course, you must try the local Iberian pork - presa ibérica, which each restaurant prepares in its own special way.
