WANT to have authentic Spanish food and wine designed by first-class Spanish cuisine specialists? The Economic & Commercial Office of Spain in Guangzhou is holding a weeklong Spanish food festival at the Pipette restaurant at InterContinental Shenzhen till this Sunday.

    During the festival, diners will be able to taste Spanish specialties including jamon iberico (Iberian ham) and sherry vinegar, as well as classic Spanish dishes such as salmorejo cordoves (cold tomato soup).

    InterContinental’s sommelier Liu Enze and Spanish chef Ramon Cantos have worked out perfect pairing of food and wine, which strive for a balance between elegance and passion. Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava Penedes Spain goes with tomate confitado con atun y alcaparras (tomato confit with tuna and capers) or salmorejo cordoves (cold tomato soup). Torres Sangre de toro Red Spain goes with rabo de toro al vino tinto (oxtail in red wine) or dados de solomillo de ternera en salsa de queso azul (dice beef tenderloin with blue cheese sauce).

    Two set menus, each including four top Spanish wines and eight classic Spanish dishes, cost 1,288 yuan per person, plus a 15 percent service charge.

    Add: 9009 Shennan Road, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District

    Tel: 3399-3388

    Metro: OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C

    (Helen Deng)