Food Fiesta
I´ve mentioned before that this trip has done wonders to cure my picky eating habits — and it turns out that my week in Madrid was one of the most challenging (and enjoyable) phases of the gastronomic journey. Bravery and pure hunger teamed up to make sure I tried a bunch of new things this week, thanks to my Spanish amigas.
My Spanish pal Cristina is an excellent cook, she likes to experiment and can whip up yummy dishes in a matter of minutes. I am now calling her the Rachel Ray of Espana, and working on a proposal for a new show — Twenty Minute Meals from Madrid. Here is a sampling of what I was treated to this week (and YES fam & friends…I tried…and actually liked…just about all of this! And you will try some of this too, when I get around to cooking for you later this year…)
– Gazpacho (the perfect cool, filling food for hot summer weather)
– Revuelto de Morcilla (blood sausage with onion, served with scrambled eggs)
– Lacon (ham served with olive oil and spices)
– Conejo al Ajillo (rabbit fried with garlic)
– La Gula (baby eel – looks like thin spaghetti – served with fettuchini, garlic, olive oil and egg)
– Desserts with yummy names like Leche Merengada and Espuma de Melocoton, and I tried Horchata, a milk drink made from the tiger nut, found only in Valencia.
Another friend, Maddie (an Irish transplant living in Madrid now) took me to a Galician taberna called Maceira where I ate octopus, called pulpo, and also had mussels in a white cream garlic sauce. Great atmosphere and music too.
Cristina and I went out for tapas yesterday and I had delicious tortilla de espanola (Spanish omlette), calamari and croquettas with jamon, my treat to thank her for an incredible week of food, football, Formula One and sightseeing too. I tried to cook for her but she would not allow it, soooo…I´m already working on the menu for when she visits the States in a year or two…smores, pancakes, burgers on the grill…good old American cooking 🙂
Oh, and here are two new photos – finally! One of me eating another Cristina original and one of she and I at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
Tags: Europe 2006, food, madrid, Spain, Tag Index
Kel
June 27th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
MACKEREL AND KETCHUP????
June 30th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
Thanks, Kel for your kind words, you promise me that you are going to do it to your family ok?? Nice to meet you Kelly’s father: Yes, Mackerel and ketchup!!! It taste good!!! But it´s not tipical in Spain just in my family… Kelly tell your father that IT’S TRUE!!!………I hope your family enjoy the meal….and they don’t hate me after eat it….See you soon Kelly!!! Watch the Formula 1 on Sunday!!!! ALOOOONSOOOOOOOOO
February 3rd, 2007 at 9:13 am
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