Hola, it's been awhile. So since I last blogged, I've taken a bus from Salamanca to A Coruña and a car from there to San Sebastian. Lot's of travel. Lots of beautiful scenery. Lots of tasty foods. I'm in love with la vida Español! This whole siesta thing NEEDS to be brought to the U.S.A. muy pronto! I wake up in the morning feeling like cafe con leche. (you were thinking P. Diddy weren't you?) And I eat some sort of pastry. Then it's a few short hours until a big lunch just before siesta! Then it's sort of a waiting game unil dinner when you go out at about 9 pm and bar hop, eating pintxos and having small glasses of beer or wine or cider. Good stuff. So let me take you through the rest of Salamanca and bring you up to speed here in San Sebastian.
Salamanca. OK so you think you've had ham before? You have not! This is the place for ham. Serrano and Iberico. Great big legs hanging from ceilings ready to be sliced thin and consumed in mass quantity. Menu del Dia? Yes please. 2 different dishes, plus dessert, plus wine or beer for 10 Euros? Bring it. My first one of these was at a little place near la Universidad called Cafe Bar Mandala.
First course is a Phyllo dough type empanada filled with veggies and cheese served with a watercress salad drizzled with balsamico.
Next up, Solomillo served with a mustard sauce that was very honey mustard. Also, everything is served with fries. Seriously.
And for dinner which Anamaria's padres so graciously took us out for: Chuleton! This chop of beef was served asado (grilled) and was absolutely delicious. Note the fries in the background. Really. Fries are everywhere!
"great big legs hanging from ceilings ready to be sliced thin and consumed in mass quantity." i hope this made you think of me.
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