To cook this, Angeles builds a small fire in her sister’s orange grove, with the rushing Guadiaro river and clucking chickens as a soundtrack. “Cooking on wood fires adds so much flavor,” she smiles, and in the fading light proceeds to create her edible magic using mushrooms gathered from the forest. Noodles (fideos) were popular in the days of Al-Andalus because the dry pasta was perfect for storing, and it is still widely used today, mainly in seafood dishes and so
