How to Make Menestra, Spain’s Most Unsung Comfort Food Saveur 1/12/2021 Benjamin Kemper © Provided by Saveur Pair menestra with a bold, bone-dry Spanish white such as Rioja or godello. The best thing I’ve made this winter looks a little like hospital food. Peas and carrots are involved, and there are limp green beans and ham bits suspended in a thick, whitish gravy that zoomers might call “sus.” But despite its homely appearance, menestra—Spain’s vegetable medley flavored with jamón, white wine, and abundant olive oil—will leave you questioning everything y...