Internet enables us to learn everything from the most traditional dishes to the most hidden culinary customs from the other side of the world. Surfing on the Internet  using search engines such as www.google.es, www.terra.es and www.yahoo.es you can reach pages such as www.directoalpaladar.com, a website which contains information on gastronomy, oenology and healthy food, as well as news stories related to the cookery world and www.recetas.net, which contains an extensive selection presenting the recipes grouped by dish type (starters, eggs, soups, fish �). Also at REPSOL YPF all those who wish to can find everything from the simplest dish to the most complicated dessert, using the recipe finder available on the website. Here you will find all of the ingredients and some simple instructions so that nothing is missing from your table. This application considers both the time you have available for cooking and how much money you want to spend on the dish.

 

The content of www.afuegolento.com/portada.ats is displayed in a similar fashion, this is a digital gastronomy magazine which brings Internet users closer to the latest tendencies in the food world and which has a section for seasonal foods, recommended recipes, as well as an area where visitors can display their own recipes.

 

Surfing on the Internet you can find pages which invite the user to browse its sections but automatically make it clear that access requires prior payment or forces those visiting the page to register with their personal details in order to be able to view the web content.

 

Others however, such as www.arecetas.com are an excellent reference when looking for information. Not only do they enable you to find recipes using keywords, but also by ingredient. Furthermore, they contain gastronomic information by continent, such that you can access somewhere on the map and learn about the culinary specialities of that country. It also has a section devoted to denominations of origin, to wines and to online shopping. Likewise in its glossary there is a list of the best chefs in the world and it also has a selection of restaurants which provides information related to restaurant details, menus and prices.

 

Another page with numerous possibilities when it comes to putting meals together is www.mundorecetas.com/recetas-de-cocina/. It contains numerous recipes grouped by type (appetizers, rice dishes, sauces and soups �) and also has a section for international specialities, with almost 350 recipes from different parts of the world.

 

Furthermore, if you type www.ciberjob.org/cocina/ you will reach a page where the recipes, for both traditional dishes and international recipes and even erotic cookery, are perfectly ordered following the format of classification by dish type.

 

For all those people who are starting out in the world of gastronomy or who feel that cookery is an unknown world full of question marks, some pages such as www.facilisimo.com display very uncomplicated recipes, as does www.cocinaparahombres.com/supervivencia/, a website which teaches everything from how to cook dishes as basic as boiled rice or fried eggs, to quick recipes, aimed at those people who do not have time or simply do not feel particularly attracted by a hot kitchen. 

 

Another website containing recipes which are easy to make is www.portaldecocina.com/ where you can find easy fish, meat, egg and seafood dishes, as well as lighter recipes, which are low in calories. As well as a recipe finder, it displays the dishes divided into sections so as to be able to find them more quickly, depending on whether you are interested in salads and side dishes, starters, desserts, microwave cookery and even bread and cakes. Furthermore, it has a section devoted to nutrition and meal planning and offers the opportunity to shop online.

 

Within the cookery world, the vegetarian option has ceased to be a minority area and is gradually attracting more people. This is reflected by the increase in the number of web pages you can find on the Internet devoted to this gastronomic sector. www.buenosenlaces.com/recetasv is an address where you can find both links to pages containing vegetarian recipes and www.vegetomania.com/ which, as well as displaying recipes grouped by food groups, offers articles related to this style of eating and http://personal.redestb.es/padobner/  �Martha�s vegetarian cookery�, where as well as recipes, you can access a comprehensive list of �appetising links� which take you to other pages all featuring vegetarianism as the main topic.