Food in Spain? No questions should be asked concerning its importance
If the Spanish are known for anything else besides their soccer, flamenco, and bullfighting, it is probably the food. And especially varies types of meat. Here there are so many varieties of pork, sausage and ham that it would probably be a while before you had a repeat of any dish! We have had chorizo, salachicha, jamon cerrano just to name a few. And let's not forget the FANTASTIC beef (it blew my mom's beef stew out of the water...shhhhhh) and delicious chicken. Meat is definitely one thing they know. So if you are a vegetarian, I wish you luck.
In addition, the amount of pastries and baguettes here is astounding--I am pretty sure I eat the equivalent of a baguette everyday. We found the cutest little bakery down the street from us that sells fresh croissants all day for only 0.80 euro! Sometimes I just can't resist...
Additionally, one thing that people general associate with Spain is "tapas." Now that I have officially gone out to a tapas bar, I can tell you all about it! In Spain, the largest meal of the day is the midday lunch, while the dinner, which is usually much later than in America, consists of more snack-sized portions. And that exactly is what tapas is intended to be. At a reasonably priced restaurant, they run around 2.00 euro to about 3.70 euro and are a smaller portion of general entrée items. Ordering 2, definitely no more than 3, and you have yourself a fine meal! It's also a great atmosphere to share with friends and of course very reasonable in terms of cost. Definitely something I will be doing again soon...
Which brings me to the first food post of my journey thus far. I've had requests for some food pictures, and I hate to say it, but it has taken a few days to eat some genuine Spanish food. My señora is a huge fan of potato chips and fries, and we have had more than a few meals with them. Also, salad with every lunch and dinner. So those things aren't super Spanish--but some of the other dishes definitely are, and they are fantastically delicious to boot. Here is a little recap of some of the great food España has presented to me...
Cerveza! Some of the crew at Levies Tapas Bar
La tortilla española is one of the most
traditional foods, it is basically potatoes and
eggs whipped into a cake-like patty.
MUYYYY deliciosa!--my señora makes the BEST tortilla
Fantastic pastries at the "croissantería" RIGHT DOWN
my road. guilty. pleasure.
Tortilla al Whisky at Levies. My señora's was better.
Cous-cous con pollo (chicken). This looks a little like a
mystery concoction, but I assure you it was one of the
BEST things I tasted on our Tapas night
Spinach empanadas + glass of red wine
Arroz con pollo (chicken and rice)
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