Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. This is the time of the year when Seville is in full bloom. Quite literally. You can smell the orange blossoms as you walk down the streets, and Sevillians flock to their favorite neighborhood tapas bars to do one of the things they enjoy the most: hang out with friends and family outdoors. Around the same time, for about two months, you can see one of the most popular tapas on almost every table: caracoles , snails. Caracoles in the south of Spain differ from the well-known French escargot. You eat caracoles directly from the shell; they are smaller too. And they are cooked in a spiced broth which is unique to every single bar you might visit. Any respectable Sevillian is an expert in caracoles. And everyone knows a hidden place, in any given neighborhood of the city, where you can find the best. Right around my corner, there is one of those places.…