Spanish second division club Elche have banned the sale and consumption of sunflower seeds inside their stadium. Sunflower seeds, known as ‘pipas’ in Spanish, are a popular snack in Spain and are ...
Snacking on sunflower seeds is Spain's "national vice", said The Times. To many, they are "as Spanish as paella". Eating pipas, which requires snackers to "deftly crack open the shells with their ...