Culture‘It’s part of our history’: Can Spain’s menú del día survive changing eating habits?

The menú del día, a fixed-price lunch with roots in the Franco dictatorship, remains a familiar Spanish custom but is declining as people seek quicker meals and small restaurants face rising food and energy costs. Food journalist Lakshmi Aguirre’s new book traces the tradition’s history and evolution.

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