Acelgas Rehogadas

PEOPLE SAY TO ME THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW VEGETABLES EATEN IN SPAIN. I SAY TO THEM THAT THEY ARE EATING IN RESTAURANTS AND NOT SPANISH PEOPLE’S HOMES. TRADITIONALLY, SPANISH PEOPLE ATE THE VEGETABLES THEY COULD AFFORD OR THE ONES THEY COULD GROW. MEAT WAS FOR FEASTING, SO RESTAURANTS SERVED MORE MEAT DISHES: WHO WANTS TO PAY FOR VEGETABLES WHEN YOU’RE TAKING A NIGHT OFF FROM THE KITCHEN? WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, MUM MADE THIS AMAZING DISH WITH SILVERBEET (SWISS CHARD) AND IT IS TYPICAL OF HO