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Why Do Spaniards Eat Dinner So Late?

Why Do Spaniards Eat Dinner So Late?

Why do Spaniards eat dinner so late? Two years in Spain and I’ve gotten used to many things—but sitting down to a meal at 10 p.m. is not one of them. Here’s how a dictator, lunch times, siestas, work schedules and social habits shaped Spain’s late-dinner culture.