Confidence votes 17.1K. The Spanish eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, sea food, chicken, pork and beef in that order. They also use rice and chick peas. What differs from one region to another is the way they put them together.ome of Spain's best fish restaurants are in Madrid and La Dorada is one of them, one of their great dishes is called the Dorada al Sal. Some of the most popular foods in Spai … n are fish, potatoes, rice, ham, cheese and sausage. Many of them also grow their own fruits and vegetables.