034 – Soups that reflect comfort and culture from around the world with Blanca Valencia

Born in Spain, Blanca Valencia grew up in Central America and has lived in London, China, France, Argentina and the U.S. She is a cook, teacher, writer and speaker and a former management consultant. Blanca is the author of Blasta Books 5 Soup. She has a Grand Diplome from London’s Le Cordon Bleu and an MA in Gastronomy and Food Studies and her experience includes running the test kitchen Books For Cooks (London), a stage at elBullihotel (Seville, Spain), and running the school at Alambique (Madrid). She collaborates regularly with the Spanish Commercial Offices and Cervantes Institutes in the U.S. and Ireland. Blanca loves to help others, especially teaching young children to cook. Her experience includes working with Common Threads, Purple Asparagus, the City of Madrid, and the Chicago Cultural Center. ​

 

Blanca’s top tips to help improve your health are:

1.     Cook more legumes

2.     Get souper cubes

3.     Eat more soups that aren’t blended and have more fibre

Website  https://www.spicebags.ie/

 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blancsvalencia/

 

Twitter https://twitter.com/spicebagpodcast

 

Check out her past interview on my podcast, episode 5 all about Spanish food. https://chrt.fm/track/A1GF91/traffic.libsyn.com/fionastaunton/Blanca_Final.mp3

 

 

 

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